Here is a list of the 10 worst plane crashes in
Nigeria’s history.
1. July 1991:
261 people died after a McDonnell-Douglas DC-8
aircraft flying hajj pilgrims to Sokoto on behalf of
Nigeria Airways, crashed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,
in the worst accident in the history of commercial
aviation in Nigeria.
The Nigeria Airways flight took off from Jeddah
runway but shortly after take-off, at 2000-3000
feet, problems with the cabin pressure were
reported. These reports were quickly followed by
a burst tire and loss of hydraulics. The aircraft
lost control and crashed in flames while trying to
return.
It was the worst accident involving a DC-8 and
the second worst accident in Saudi Arabia at the
time.
The root cause of the flight was blamed on
human errors at the Nigerian aviation system.
“The aircraft was signed-off as fit for flight, in an
unairworthy condition, by the operating flight
engineer who had no involvement in the aircraft
servicing,” investigations later revealed.
2. January 1973:
176 people died after a Boeing 707 chartered by
Nigeria Airways to fly pilgrims back from Jeddah
to Lagos crashed in Kano airport.
Bad weather at Lagos had forced the crew to
divert to Kano. The aircraft touched nosewheel
first, and then collapsed along the runway
centreline. Two crew members and 23 occupants
were rescued alive.
It was the worst accident involving a Boeing 707
at the time.
3. September 1992:
All 158 occupants died after Lockheed C-130H
Hercules operated by Nigerian Airforce crashed
near Lagos.
After takeoff one engine failed, followed by a
second engine shortly afterwards. The crew tried
to ditch the fully-laden plane in the Ejigbo canal,
but then a third engine failed as well. The
Hercules crashed nose-down into the swamp.
The exact number of casualties is uncertain. But
at least 150 Nigerians, 5 Ghanaians, 1 Tanzanian,
1 Zimbabwean, and 1 Ugandan were involved.
It was the worst accident involving a Lockheed
C-130 at the time.
4. June 2012:
The recent Dana plane crash which killed 153
occupants. A McDonnell Douglas MD-83
passenger plane, 5N-RAM, operated by Dana Air
was destroyed when it crashed into a residential
area of Lagos, Nigeria. All 146 passengers and
seven crew members were killed. At least, six
victims have been found inside the buildings that
were hit by the plane.
It is currently the third worst accident involving a
MD-80.
5. November 1996:
144 people died after a Boeing 727 operated by
ADC airline en route from Port Harcourt to Lagos
crashed in Ejirin, near Lagos, killing all its
occupants.
The aircraft crashed after it lost control during an
evasive action maneuver. The pilot’s attempt to
avoid a head-on collision with another flight
failed. The aircraft crashed and disintegrated on
impact.
“The untidy traffic separation by the radar
controller” was the immediate cause of the crash,
investigations later revealed.
It was the 8th worst accident involving a Boeing
727 at the time.
6. October 2005:
117 people died after a Boeing 737 operated by
Bellview Airline crashed near Lagos. The Bellview
flight 210 took off from Lagos at 20:35 for a
domestic flight to Abuja. Tower lost radio contact
with the flight about three minutes after takeoff.
The next morning, the wreckage was found about
30 kms north of Lagos.
Bad weather was blamed for the crash.
It was the seventh worst accident involving a
Boeing 737-200 at the time.
7. December 2005:
108 people, mostly students of Loyola Jesuit
College in Abuja, were killed after a McDonnell-
Douglas operated by Sossoliso Airlines crashed
while landing at the Port Harcourt airport. Two
occupants were rescued alive.
The primary cause of the accident was blamed on
the weather but the immediate cause was “the
crew’s decision to continue the approach beyond
the Decision Altitude without having the runway
and/or airport in sight,.” an investigative report
said. Contributory causes were dysfunctional
runway lighting and poor airport design.
It is the current fourth worst accident involving a
DC-9-30.
8. October 2006:
97 people perished after a Boeing 737 operated
by ADC Airlines crashed near the Abuja airport
shortly after takeoff.
The ADC Airlines flight departed Lagos on a
scheduled domestic flight to Sokoto with an
intermediate stop at Abuja.
Immediately after takeoff from the Abuja airport,
the Boeing 737 contacted the ground, broke up
and caught fire in a corn field. A woman working
on the field was reportedly killed after being
struck by debris from the crash.
The primary cause of the crash was bad weather
but the immediate cause was the pilot’s refusal
to acknowledge prevailing weather conditions.
It is the 15th worst accident involving a Boeing
737-200.
9. November 1969:
This was the first major plane crash in Nigeria
after independence. 87 people perished after a
Vickers VC-10 operated by Nigeria Airways
crashed in Lagos.
The Nigeria Airways VC-10 was on a flight from
London to Lagos with en route stops at Rome
and Kano. On the last leg of the flight, the VC-10
was making a straight in runway 19 approach to
Lagos when it descended below the normal
approach path and struck trees. The aircraft
crashed and caught fire.
10. May 2002:
72 people died after a BAC One-Eleven jet
operated EAS, on a flight from Jos to Lagos via
Kano, crashed shortly after take off from the
Kano airport.
“Shortly after departing Kano, the aircraft
reportedly stalled. It came down in the heavily
populated district of Gwammaja about half a mile
from the airport on the outskirts of Kano. It
sheared roofs from two-story concrete homes
and sliced a mosque in half as it broke apart and
burst into flames. Some 23 houses in Gwammaja
area were destroyed, along with a school and the
mosque” Aviation Safety Network reported.
Prior to the accident, the plane had been
reportedly grounded for 52 days because of
engine problems. it crashed ten hours after
another engine, from another grounded plane was
fitted into it.
After the crash, the aviation Ministry issued a ban
on all aircraft in Nigeria, older than 22 years.

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May God save us from all disaster, man made or Natural!

I'm happy that GEJ's administration recorded the lowest air disasters in Nigerian history. He did pretty well in that area minus the odua corruption saga!

Humm, trrifying

make God help us

i have phobias forn aeroplane

OKUCHI11:
i have phobias forn aeroplane

lol

lord have mercy.

StarboyMichael:
May God save us from all disaster, man made or Natural!

amen.

No matter how many times i have taken planes especially our local flight there is always this little atom of fear of "what if something goes wrong"?.