Flight Safety Information June 3, 2012 - No. 112 In This Issue 153 people feared dead in Nigerian plane (MD-83) crash 153 people feared dead in Nigerian plane crash More than 150 people were feared dead Sunday after a Dana Airlines passenger jet crashed into crashed into a two-story building in the Iju/Ishaga area of Lagos, Nigeria's largest city, the country's aviation director said. Harold Demuren, head of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, told reporters the plane was heading from Lagos to Abuja in Nigeria with 153 passengers. "I don't believe there are any survivors," Denuren said. The crash came after 10 other people were killed when a Boeing 727 cargo plane flying from Lagos crashed Saturday in Accra, the capital of Ghana, and hit a bus, the Sunday Tribune of Nigeria reported. The crew of four survived, authorities said. A senior military officer told the Sunday Tribune that the bus was severely damaged, while the plane's wings and tail broke off from its body. http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/03/12034499-153-people-feared- dead-in-nigerian-plane-crash?lite ***************** Status: Preliminary Date: 03 JUN 2012 Time: ca 16:45 Type: McDonnell Douglas MD-83 Operator: Dana Air Crew: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 Passengers: Fatalities: 147 / Occupants: 147 Total: Fatalities: 153 / Occupants: 153 Airplane damage: Destroyed Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: ca 4 km S of Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) (Nigeria) Phase: Initial climb (ICL) Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) (LOS/DNMM), Nigeria Destination airport: Abuja International Airport (ABV) (ABV/DNAA), Nigeria Narrative: A McDonnell Douglas MD-83 passenger plane was destroyed when it crashed into a residential are of Lagos, Nigeria. Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority head Harold Demuren was quoted saying that he did not believe that any of the 153 people on board had survived. Dana Air Flight 9J-997 took off from Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) on a domestic flight to Abuja (ABV). Shortly after takeoff the plane clipped a power line and crashed into a two-story building in the Iju/Ishaga area of Lagos. A fire erupted. The accident site suggests the airplane had just taken off from runway 18R at Lagos Airport (LOS). Weather reported about 45 minutes prior to the accident: DNMM 031500Z 19007KT 140V230 9999 SCT014 30/23 Q1013 NOSIG Wind 190 degrees at 7 knots; winds varying between 140 and 230 degrees; Visibility 10+ km; Scatter clouds at 1400 feet; Temperature 30°C, Dew point 23°C; pressure 1013 mb. www.aviation-safety.net Curt Lewis, P.E., CSP, FRAeS, FISASI CURT LEWIS & ASSOCIATES, LLC