Boeing 737-200 crash, Oct 29, 2006 (96 killed), Abuja-Nna...
Boeing 737-200 accident on October 29, 2006 near Abuja-Nnamdi Azikiwe, Abuja Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria with 96 fatalities. Cause: The crew's...
- Date: October 29, 2006
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Abuja-Nnamdi Azikiwe, Abuja Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
- Fatalities: 96
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The crew's decision to take off in known adverse weather and their failure to fly the windshear recovery procedure left the aircraft outside the safe flight regime, close to the ground. Contributing factors included inadequate windshear recovery training, a lack of company SOPs for adverse weather, and inconsistent pilot flying and pilot not flying coordination.
An ADC Airlines Boeing 737-200 on a scheduled Abuja to Sokoto flight took off in heavy rain and gusty, shifting winds after the crew had been warned of the conditions. It encountered a windshear shortly after takeoff, stalled close to the ground and crashed in a village near the airport. 96 of the 105 people on board died.