ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 219860
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 January 1973 |
| Time: | 06:40 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 707-360C |
| Owner/operator: | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Registration: | ET-ACD |
| MSN: | 19736/696 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 203 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Lagos -
 Nigeria
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Jeddah |
| Lagos | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit trees while on approach to Ikeja Airport Lagos,abandoned approach and instead flew at half its normal speed to Accra, where it landed safely.
Was on a haj charter with 194 Muslim pilgrims.
Sources:
British Pathe
https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA6PAES8231ZTKZZFHI1PQ9ZQ5S-GHANA-BOEING-707-HITS-A-TREE-ON-LANDING-APPROACH-TO-NIGERIA-AND/query/Crash
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 June 1969 | ET-ACD | Ethiopian Airlines | Karachi International Airport (KHI) |  |
unk | |
| Damaged on the ground | ||||||
| 19 November 1977 | ET-ACD | Ethiopian Airlines | 5 | 0,5 km W of Roma-Fiumicino Airport (FCO) |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2018 16:47 | Cobar | Added |
| 22-Dec-2018 16:48 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative] |
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