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Nigeria Airways Flight 357

A Boeing 737 sister ship to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date	13 November 1995
Summary	Runway overrun due to pilot error
Site	Kaduna International Airport, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria 10°41′42″N 07°19′10″E / 10.69500°N 7.31944°E / 10.69500; 7.31944
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Boeing 737-2F9
Operator	Nigeria Airways
Registration	5N-AUA
Flight origin	Yola Airport, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria
1st stopover	Yakubu Gowon Airport, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
Last stopover	Kaduna International Airport, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
Destination	Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria
Occupants	138
Passengers	124
Crew	14
Fatalities	11
Injuries	66
Survivors	127

Nigeria Airways Flight 357 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Yola Airport in Yola to Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, with stops at Yakubu Gowon Airport in Jos and Kaduna International Airport in Kaduna. On 13 November 1995, the Boeing 737-2F9, during its second leg of the flight from Jos to Kaduna, suffered a runway overrun accident at Kaduna Airport, leading to a fire that destroyed the aircraft. All 14 crew members survived, while 11 of the 124 passengers died. ^[1]

Background

The aircraft was a Boeing 737-2F9 registered in Nigerian registration code 5N-AUA. The aircraft was equipped with 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada engines. It was manufactured on 14 October 1982. Manufactured in Renton, U.S.A and had a construction number of 22985, it was first flown on 11 February 1983. The aircraft had the airframe time of 22,375.40 hours. ^[2]

References

External links

• Final report ( Alternate) ( Archive) Nigerian Federal Ministry of Aviation