ADC Airlines Flight 053 · Nigeria
On October 29, 2006, ADC Airlines Flight 053 (Nigeria). 96 people died.
- Date
- October 29, 2006
- Place
- Nigeria
- Operator
- ADC Airlines
- Killed
- 96
- Injured
- 9
- Position
- 9.200°N, 7.183°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q3048031
From Wikipedia
ADC Airlines Flight 053 (ADK053) was a scheduled passenger flight operated by ADC Airlines from Nigeria's capital of Abuja to Sokoto. On 29 October 2006, the Boeing 737-200 crashed onto a corn field shortly after take-off from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, killing 96 out of 105 people on board.
The investigation of the crash, conducted by Nigeria's Accident Investigation Bureau, blamed the pilot's decision to take off in unsuitable weather as the primary cause of the crash, as presence of windshear at the time posed serious risk to the aircraft's ability to fly. Further investigation revealed inadequate company oversights on windshear recovery training and lack of teamwork among the pilots of Flight 053.
The crash killed several prominent figures in Nigeria, particularly the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Maccido, the leader of Sokoto and spiritual leader of Nigeria's 70 million Muslims, and his son, Senator Badamasi Maccido.
Text from Wikipedia, “ADC Airlines Flight 053”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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