plane crash in Lagos Nigeria
 

:{A plane crash just occurred in Lagos Nigeria. Heard it on radio and Friends that live in the area. No news yet on airline or survivors yet.

Its a dana air flight from abuja to lagos with about 150 souls on board

DANA Air
Conflicting reports on number of passengers (ranging from 154 passengers to 168) or routing Lagos to Abuja/ Abuja-Lagos:ugh::{

Can someone please confirm if it was LOS-ABV or ABV-LOS. Suspect it's the latter. A friend just called me and she was hysterical. Her mom's on Dana to Lagos

The head of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority said the Dana Air flight was heading to Lagos from the capital Abuja.
Passenger plane crashes in Nigeria, at least 150 on board (PHOTOS) — RT

Two conflicting statements supposedly from the same source.

BBC:-


A passenger plane has crashed into a building in Nigeria's main city of Lagos, officials and witnesses say.
The Dana Air flight was heading from Lagos to Abuja, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority head Harold Denuren told AP news agency.
There is no word yet on casualties.
Federal emergency management confirmed the crash in a neighborhood just outside the airport, AP reported, and said emergency personnel were on their way to the scene.

Dana Air Plane Heading from Abuja to Lagos Crashes in Iju, Lagos | Bella Naija

Dana Air Plane Heading from Abuja to Lagos Crashes in Iju, Lagos

Posted on Sunday, June 3rd, 2012 at 4:56 PM By Adeola Adeyemo
Sad news reaching us is that a commercial airliner operated by DANA Air has crashed in the Iju area of Lagos. The aircraft was arriving from Abuja on a local flight when it crashed into a powerline in the area.
According to the report by Sahara Reporters, the plane had 153 passengers on board.
Femi Oke-Osanyinpolu, Lagos state emergency state manager, said Sunday that casualty numbers are unknown.
Harold Denuren, head of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, confirmed the crash. He said the Dana Air flight was heading from Lagos to Abuja in Nigeria. He said federal authorities were on their way to the site of the crash.
This news gives me shivers. Just minutes after reporting news of the bomb blast in Bauchi, now this.
The number of casualties has not been ascertained, but I pray for the lives of all those that were on board that plane and people that were in the area where it crashed.

MD80/83 perhaps, looking at the tail wreckage? Second fatal crash in Africa in a week but sadly par for the course for that part of the world. Two fatal jet crashes in the West in a couple of days would be front page news.

in fact it is the second within 24 hours.

Dana Air's schedule for today :
9J 992 ABV LOS 1413 1521
9J 997 LOS ABV 1728 1836
9J 349 LOS ABV 1503 1620
all operated by MD83

(This may not be accurate)

According to Dana Air's website :Reports saying up to 153 on board.

AvHerald reporting it was leaving Lagos heading to Abuja.

if full house then: 140seats + crew + infants(sitting on lap) =SOB

I can confirm it as I live in iju about 3.5nm from touchdown r18left. The crash happened at 5nm touchdown from the runway. Very sad indeed.

Yes, I realise that, but it's not unknown for seating capacity to be exceeded in that part of the world. 140 seats, cockpit crew 2, cabin crew 3, plus 8 infants = 153 ..... it's possible.

More surprising is that whilst some sources are quoting it crashed on finals inbound from Abuja, others are saying it crashed on take-off from Lagos. Even AV Herald comments differ on that.

according to Akande Iyiola, zone coordinator with Nigeria's Emergency Management Agency, the plane was heading to Lagos from Abuja
here is CNN news link

Passenger plane crashes in Nigeria - CNN.com
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MD83
 

They were not sitting in the lap ! For Your info Dana is all economy so seating configuration is 150+ ....There were two American pilots in the flight deck...most likely ex AA pilots :(

Possible seating config for M83 is up to 165. The figure of 140 is from Dana Air's own website, I didn't suck it out of my thumb.

Found a report stating Lagos Plane Crash: 153 Passengers Feared Killed | Sahara Reporters

That flight is (apparently) scheduled to operate departing ABV at 1926 and arrival LOS 2043 so .... who knows.

From Dana Air's website :

Could be an MD-83.. 155 Seats?