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Kano air disaster
The Kano air disaster was a chartered Boeing 707 passenger flight on 22 January 1973 that crashed while attempting to land at Kano International Airport. It is the deadliest aviation disaster ever to take place in Nigeria, as 176 passengers and crew perished in the crash. There were 26 survivors.
Aircraft.
The aircraft involved in the accident was a 2 year old Boeing 707-3D3C, JY-ADO, owned by Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines, operating on behalf of Nigeria Airways. It first flew in
right main landing gear leg subsequently collapsed. The 707 turned 180 degrees, excursed from the runway and caught fire.
Of the 202 passengers and crew on board, 176 died and only 26 survived. At the time it occurred, the Kano air disaster was the deadliest-ever aviation accident, a dubious distinction it only held for about 14 months when Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashed in France killing 346 people.