1973 Kano Nigeria Airways Boeing 707 crash
On 22 January 1973, a Nigeria Airways Boeing 707 crashed while attempting to land at Kano International Airport. It is the deadliest aviation disaster ever to take place in Nigeria, 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 |
| Aircraft name | Petra |
| 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 Muhammed Int'l Airport) |
| Occupants | 202 |
| Passengers | 193 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 176 |
| Injuries | 26 |
| Survivors | 26 |
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