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The Kano air disaster was a chartered Boeing 707 passenger flight on 22 January 1973 that crashed while attempting to land at Kano International Airport. It is the deadliest aviation disaster ever to take place in Nigeria,[1] as 176 passengers and crew perished in the crash. There were 26 survivors.
 JY-ADO, the aircraft involved in the accident, at London Heathrow Airport in 1971 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 22 January 1973 |
| Summary | Landing gear collapse, bad weather |
| Site | Kano International Airport (KAN), Nigeria 12°02′58″N 8°31′15″E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 707-3D3C |
| Operator | Alia on behalf of Nigeria Airways |
| Registration | JY-ADO |
| Flight origin | King Abdulaziz Int'l Airport, Jeddah |
| Destination | Ikeja Int'l Airport, Lagos (now Murtala Muhammad Int'l Airport) |
| Occupants | 202 |
| Passengers | 193 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 176 |
| Injuries | 26 |
| Survivors | 26 |
Aircraft
The aircraft involved in the accident was a 2 year old Boeing 707-3D3C, JY-ADO, owned by Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines, operating on behalf of Nigeria Airways. It first flew in 1971 and was powered by 4 Pratt and Whitney JT3D engines. It had a manufacturer serial number (MSN) of 850.[1][2]
Flight
The Boeing 707, operated by Alia, had been chartered by Nigeria Airways to fly pilgrims back from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Lagos, Nigeria. Bad weather at Lagos caused the crew to divert to Kano. Kano International Airport was experiencing high winds at the time. The aircraft landed nose wheel first, and the nose wheel collapsed after hitting a depression in the runway.[3] The right main landing gear leg subsequently collapsed. The 707 turned 180 degrees, excursed from the runway and burst into flames.
Of the 202 passengers and crew on board, 176 died. At the time it occurred, the Kano air disaster was the deadliest-ever aviation accident,[4] a distinction it only held for about 14 months when Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashed in France killing 346 people.[5] It was also the deadliest aviation disaster involving a Boeing 707 at the time until an Alia Royal Jordanian plane crashed in Morocco two years later.[6]
References
- Accident description for JY-ADO at the Aviation Safety Network
- "Crash of a Boeing 707-3D3C in Kano: 176 killed". www.baaa-acro.com. Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Accident details". www.planecrashinfo.com. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- "World's Worst Plane Crash Kills 190 Pilgrims". Ludington Daily News. United Press International. 22 January 1973. Retrieved 29 August 2017 – via Google News.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Accident description for TC-JAV at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 31 July 2013.
- Accident description for JY-AEE at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 15 May 2020.
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На других языках
[de] Flugunfall bei Kano 1973
Der Flugunfall bei Kano 1973 ereignete sich am 22. Januar 1973, als eine Boeing 707 der Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines auf einem Charterflug im Auftrag der Nigeria Airways von Dschidda nach Lagos während der Zwischenlandung auf dem Flughafen Kano verunglückte. Die Maschine war dabei von der Landebahn abgekommen und in Brand geraten, nachdem beim Aufsetzen während der Landung das Bugfahrwerk gebrochen war. Aufgrund eines schwerst mangelhaften Notfallmanagements am Flughafen Kano kamen bei dem Unfall 176 der 202 Personen an Bord ums Leben.- [en] Kano air disaster
[fr] Accident aérien de Kano
L'accident aérien de Kano est le crash d'un Boeing 707 d'Alia Airlines, affrété par Nigeria Airways, lors de son atterrissage à Kano (Nigeria) le 22 janvier 1973. Ce vol charter en provenance de Djeddah en Arabie saoudite à destination de Lagos, au Nigeria, transportait 193 passagers de retour du pèlerinage de La Mecque ainsi que neuf membres d'équipage. Il avait été dérouté vers l'aéroport de Kano à la suite des mauvaises conditions météorologiques sur Lagos. On dénombre 176 morts et 26 survivants. Il reste encore aujourd'hui, le plus grave accident aérien civil au Nigéria.[it] Incidente del Boeing 707 di Alia del 1973
Il disastro aereo di Kano era un volo passeggeri charter da Gedda, in Arabia Saudita, a Kano, in Nigeria. Il 22 gennaio 1973, il Boeing 707-300 operante il volo si schiantò mentre tentava di atterrare all'aeroporto Internazionale di Kano-Mallam Aminu. È tuttora l'incidente aereo con più vittime mai avvenuto in Nigeria: 176 tra passeggeri e membri dell'equipaggio morirono nello schianto. Solo in 26 sopravvissero.[1][ru] Катастрофа Boeing 707 в Кано
Катастрофа Boeing 707 в Кано — авиационная катастрофа, произошедшая 22 января 1973 года с самолётом Boeing 707-3D3C компании Alia (был зафрахтован Nigeria Airways (англ.) (рус.), который разбился при посадке в аэропорту города Кано (Нигерия). В результате катастрофы погибли 176 человек. На момент событий это была крупнейшая авиакатастрофа в мире.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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