Boeing 707 crash, Sep 25, 1983, Accra-Kotoka
Boeing 707 accident on September 25, 1983 near Accra-Kotoka, Greater Accra, Ghana with no fatalities. Cause: An incendiary device with a slow burning...
- Date: September 25, 1983
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Accra-Kotoka, Greater Accra, Ghana
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: An incendiary device with a slow burning fuse in the cargo compartment.
A Nigerian cargo Boeing 707 exploded and caught fire while taxiing to parking at Accra after a normal landing from Lagos. The four crew escaped with minor injuries and the aircraft was partly destroyed. An incendiary device with a slow burning fuse was found in the cargo hold.