Boeing 737-200 crash, Oct 2, 1989, Lagos-Murtala Muhammed
Boeing 737-200 accident on October 2, 1989 near Lagos-Murtala Muhammed, Lagos, Nigeria with no fatalities. Cause: Runway overrun after landing on a wet...
- Date: October 2, 1989
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Lagos-Murtala Muhammed, Lagos, Nigeria
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Runway overrun after landing on a wet runway, with the aircraft unable to stop within the remaining distance. No formal root cause report was found.
A Nigeria Airways Boeing 737 landed on a wet runway at Lagos and could not stop in the remaining distance. It overran, lost its nose gear and came to rest beyond the runway. All 135 occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.