Boeing 707 crash, Apr 29, 1992, Ilorin
Boeing 707 accident on April 29, 1992 near Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria with no fatalities. Cause: Inadvertent gear retraction by the copilot on final...
- Date: April 29, 1992
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Inadvertent gear retraction by the copilot on final approach, causing a gear-up landing.
A GAS Air Cargo Boeing 707 was flying touch-and-go training circuits at Ilorin. On final approach the copilot inadvertently raised the landing gear, and the aircraft landed on its belly, slid and came to rest with two engines partly torn away. All three crew escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.