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Old 30th Nov 2003, 01:25
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akerosid
 
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I got this on Airliners.net:

Hydro Air Cargo B742F ZS-OOS crashed in Nigeria (Lagos) yesterday after apparently being cleared by ATC to land on an unserviceable runway.

The gear apparently struck an object on the runway and was ripped off. This caused the one side to drop resulting in the fuselage rolling over and ripping off either one or both wings.

The condition of the crew is unknown, and all that is confirmed is that the aircraft is written off. All info is still very hazy and nothing will be confirmed until the accident investigators have completed their inspection of the aircraft.

(For additional info, the aircraft was formerly 4X-AXD of EL AL, delivered as a 747-258 Combi).

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I suppose the reason it wasn't on CNN etc. was that there were no fatalities?
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