BAc 111 crash, Jul 29, 1997 (1 killed), Calabar
BAc 111 accident on July 29, 1997 near Calabar, Cross River, Nigeria with 1 fatality. Cause: Poor weather and visibility, unstable approach misaligned...
- Date: July 29, 1997
- Aircraft: BAc 111
- Location: Calabar, Cross River, Nigeria
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Poor weather and visibility, unstable approach misaligned with the runway, excessive landing speed, and failure to initiate a go-around
A BAC One-Eleven on a scheduled service from Lagos landed on the grass left of the runway at Calabar in heavy rain and low cloud after an unstable, misaligned approach. The captain tried to correct and the aircraft veered back onto the runway and overran into a ditch, where it burst into flames. One crew member was killed and ten others were injured.