Boeing 707 crash, Jan 22, 1973 (176 killed), Kano Kano
Boeing 707 accident on January 22, 1973 near Kano Kano, Nigeria with 176 fatalities.
- Date: January 22, 1973
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Kano Kano, Nigeria
- Fatalities: 176
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A Royal Jordanian Boeing 707 on a charter for Nigeria Airways, carrying Nigerian pilgrims home from Jeddah, crashed on approach to Kano in mist on 22 January 1973. The aircraft struck the runway nose first, the gear collapsed and the aircraft burned, killing 176 occupants while 26 survived.