Crash: Dana MD83 at Lagos on Jun 3rd 2012, following Mayday call collided with power line on approach
By Simon Hradecky, created Sunday, Jun 3rd 2012 16:25Z, last updated Sunday, Jun 3rd 2012 21:02Z
A Dana Air McDonnell Douglas MD-83, registration 5N-RAM performing flight 9J-992 from Abuja to Lagos (Nigeria) with 147 passengers and 6 crew, was on approach to Lagos about 11nm from LAG VOR when the crew declared emergency reporting engine problems. At about 15:00L (14:00Z) the aircraft collided with a power line, crashed into a built up area about 1nm abeam threshold runway 18L at Oluwatoyin Street (not intersection of Toyin Street and Olowu Street as originally reported) and burst into flames. A number of residential houses around the crash site were on flames, too, a large smoke plume was visible above the city. All occupants of the aircraft perished in the crash, there is no information yet about victims on the ground.
Nigeria's Civil Aviation Authority initially reported the aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff for Abuja, but corrected to say the aircraft arrived from Abuja, then turned back reporting the aircraft was departing Lagos and returned. There are no survivors. Late evening the CAA reported as their final word, that the aircraft was flying from Abuja to Lagos.
The airline confirmed one of their planes crashed in the outskirts of Lagos.
A number of Nigerian companies report, their staff travelling from Abuja to Lagos has gone missing.
Sources within Dana Air say the aircraft was flying from Abuja to Lagos confirming some of the passengers reported missing by their companies were on board of the aircraft. The aircraft was on approach to Lagos about 11nm from the Lagos VOR LAG, when the crew declared emergency. The aircraft crashed shortly after.
Listeners on frequency said the crew reported engine trouble.
LAG VOR is located about 7nm north of the threshold of runway 18L at position N6.7086 E3.3275.
A photographer reported the crash site was at Oluwatoyin Street, which in the end turned out to be located 5nm north of threshold runway 18R. Map resources did not know that street but resolved the name to show the intersection of Toyin Street and Olowu Street 1nm east of the airport.
Metars:
DNMM 031600Z 19006KT 150V240 9999 BKN013 29/24 Q1012 NOSIG
DNMM 031500Z 19007KT 140V230 9999 SCT014 30/23 Q1013 NOSIG
DNMM 031400Z 20006KT 150V250 9999 SCT014 31/23 Q1013 NOSIG
DNMM 031300Z 19004KT 150V260 9999 SCT014 31/22 Q1014 NOSIG
DNMM 031200Z 17005KT 130V220 9999 SCT013 31/23 Q1015 NOSIG
DNMM 031100Z 14004KT 060V220 9999 SCT013 30/23 Q1015 NOSIG
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By Simon Hradecky, created Sunday, Jun 3rd 2012 16:25Z, last updated Sunday, Jun 3rd 2012 21:02Z
A Dana Air McDonnell Douglas MD-83, registration 5N-RAM performing flight 9J-992 from Abuja to Lagos (Nigeria) with 147 passengers and 6 crew, was on approach to Lagos about 11nm from LAG VOR when the crew declared emergency reporting engine problems. At about 15:00L (14:00Z) the aircraft collided with a power line, crashed into a built up area about 1nm abeam threshold runway 18L at Oluwatoyin Street (not intersection of Toyin Street and Olowu Street as originally reported) and burst into flames. A number of residential houses around the crash site were on flames, too, a large smoke plume was visible above the city. All occupants of the aircraft perished in the crash, there is no information yet about victims on the ground.
Nigeria's Civil Aviation Authority initially reported the aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff for Abuja, but corrected to say the aircraft arrived from Abuja, then turned back reporting the aircraft was departing Lagos and returned. There are no survivors. Late evening the CAA reported as their final word, that the aircraft was flying from Abuja to Lagos.
The airline confirmed one of their planes crashed in the outskirts of Lagos.
A number of Nigerian companies report, their staff travelling from Abuja to Lagos has gone missing.
Sources within Dana Air say the aircraft was flying from Abuja to Lagos confirming some of the passengers reported missing by their companies were on board of the aircraft. The aircraft was on approach to Lagos about 11nm from the Lagos VOR LAG, when the crew declared emergency. The aircraft crashed shortly after.
Listeners on frequency said the crew reported engine trouble.
LAG VOR is located about 7nm north of the threshold of runway 18L at position N6.7086 E3.3275.
A photographer reported the crash site was at Oluwatoyin Street, which in the end turned out to be located 5nm north of threshold runway 18R. Map resources did not know that street but resolved the name to show the intersection of Toyin Street and Olowu Street 1nm east of the airport.
Metars:
DNMM 031600Z 19006KT 150V240 9999 BKN013 29/24 Q1012 NOSIG
DNMM 031500Z 19007KT 140V230 9999 SCT014 30/23 Q1013 NOSIG
DNMM 031400Z 20006KT 150V250 9999 SCT014 31/23 Q1013 NOSIG
DNMM 031300Z 19004KT 150V260 9999 SCT014 31/22 Q1014 NOSIG
DNMM 031200Z 17005KT 130V220 9999 SCT013 31/23 Q1015 NOSIG
DNMM 031100Z 14004KT 060V220 9999 SCT013 30/23 Q1015 NOSIG
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