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Boeing 737-200 5N-BFN

22 October 2005 · Lagos, Nigeria · Fatal

Summary

On 22 October 2005 at about 19:35 local time, a Boeing 737-200 registered 5N-BFN, operated by Bellview Airlines, was involved in an accident near Lagos, Nigeria. 117 people were on board and 117 died. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:35
Classification
Accident
Location
Lagos, Nigeria
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing 737-200
Registration
5N-BFN
Operator
Bellview Airlines
Operating rule
Non-U.S., Commercial
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Not recorded
NTSB number
WAS06RA004

People

117 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
117 117 0 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

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