Douglas DC-9 crash, Dec 10, 2005 (108 killed), Port Harcourt
Douglas DC-9 accident on December 10, 2005 near Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria with 108 fatalities. Cause: The crew continued the approach below...
- Date: December 10, 2005
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-9
- Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria
- Fatalities: 108
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew continued the approach below decision altitude without the runway or airport in sight, then delayed and improperly flew a go-around. Windshear, thunderstorm rain and reduced visibility were contributing factors.
A Sosoliso Airlines DC-9 on a scheduled flight from Abuja struck the ground short of runway 21 at Port Harcourt during an approach in thunderstorms and reduced visibility, with the airfield lights off. It hit a concrete drainage culvert, broke up and burned along a debris trail of over 1,100 m. Most of the 110 people on board died.