Aviation Crash Map

Boeing 737-200 5N-BFK

29 October 2006 · Abuja, Nigeria · Fatal

Summary

On 29 October 2006 at about 10:30 local time, a Boeing 737-200 registered 5N-BFK, operated by Aviation Development Company, was involved in an accident near Abuja, Nigeria. 105 people were on board and 96 died, 9 were seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 10:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Abuja, Nigeria
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing 737-200
Registration
5N-BFK
Operator
Aviation Development Company
Operating rule
Non-U.S., Commercial
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Not recorded
NTSB number
WAS07RA004

People

96 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
105 96 9 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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