ASN Aircraft accident BAC One-Eleven 402AP 5N-AOW Sokoto Airport (SKO)
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Status:
Date:Wednesday 26 June 1991
Time:21:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic BA11 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
BAC One-Eleven 402AP
Operator:Okada Air
Registration: 5N-AOW
MSN: 094
First flight: 1967
Total airframe hrs:35860
Cycles:39057
Engines: 2 Rolls-Royce Spey 511-14
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 48
Total:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 53
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:6 km (3.8 mls) E of Sokoto Airport (SKO) (   Nigeria)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS/DNMM), Nigeria
Destination airport:Kano International Airport (KAN/DNKN), Nigeria
Narrative:
The Okada Air BAC One-Eleven passenger jet departed Lagos Airport at 19:05 hours local time for a domestic flight to Kano, Nigeria. The flight could not follow a direct course to Kano due to a weather front.
Unable to locate Kano, the crew found out they were close to Sokoto, a city located 380 km to the west of Kano. They were now unable to head to Kano due to the weather front. Arriving near Sokoto Airport at 21:00 hours the airport was closed and lights were out.
Fuel shortage eventually forced the crew to conduct a forced landing in rolling, open country. During this landing the undercarriage separated and the airplane broke up.

Classification:
Forced landing outside airport

Sources:
» Flight International
» World Aircraft Accident Summary - CAP 479 / Airclaims


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photo of BAC-One-Eleven-402AP-5N-AOW
accident date: 26-06-1991
type: BAC One-Eleven 402AP
registration: 5N-AOW
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport to Kano International Airport as the crow flies is 830 km (519 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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