ASN Accident report
ASN ACCIDENT DIGEST 2005-28
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Date: 10 DEC 2005
Time: 14:08 local time
Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
Operator: Sosoliso Airlines
Registration: 5N-BFD
Msn / C/n: 47562/685
Year built: 1972
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A jet engines
Crew: ? fatalities / 7 on board
Passengers: ? fatalities / 103 on board
Total: 103 fatalities / 110 on board
Airplane damage: Written off
Location: Port Harcourt (Nigeria)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport: Abuja International Airport (ABV)
Destination airport: Port Harcourt Airport (PHC)
Flight number: 1145
Sosoliso Airlines flight 1145 was scheduled to depart Abuja for Port Harcourt at 10:00, but the flight was delayed to 13:26. As the aircraft descended, the crew were cleared to fly an approach to runway 21. During this approach the DC-9 struck terrain 1200 m short of the runway. The airplane broke up and caught fire.
The weather report at 14:00 (13:00Z) read: DNPO 101300Z 22009KT 9999 BKN013 FEW023CB 29/23 Q1007= [wind 220 degrees at 9kts, visibility >10000m 5-7 oktas cloud at 1300ft 0-2 oktas cloud at 2300ft with thunder clouds, temperature 29C dewpoint 23C QNH 1007hPa]
sources: AFP, AP, This Day, Guardian