Passenger plane crashes in Nigeria

[shawn703]

Source: Al Jazeera

A passenger plane carrying 153 passengers has crashed in a neighbourhood of Nigeria's densely populated economic capital Lagos.

Femi Oke-Osanyinpolu, Lagos state emergency state manager, said on 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. "I don't believe there are any survivors."

Federal emergency management confirmed the crash in a neighbourhood just outside the airport and said that its emergency personnel were on their way to the scene.

Read more: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/06/20126315420678422.html

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. Worried about people on the ground too

One of the buildings it hit was a church - on a Sunday, of course.

Local reports indicated that at least three buildings were severely demaged, one of them a church. Nigerian Eye reported from the scene that bodies could be seen burning on the ground, while pictures on the Internet showed large plumes of smoke across the city.

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/03/12034499-147-people-feared-dead-in-nigerian-plane-crash?lite

[Hawkowl]

2. Don't fly African or Russian airlines

Horrendous safety record.

[kestrel91316]

4. My assistant and her new husband want to honeymoon in Europe and the low fares

on Russian airlines tempted her until I told her not just no but HELL NO!! Aeroflot or whatever doesn't have a clue about proper airplane maintenance, and the pilots are probably all drunk or dangerously egomaniacal.

[Lars77]

7. Russian airlines who fly to Europe are generally ok

Because they are subject to inspections when they land at EU airports. It's domestic flights in Russia you should worry about.

Having said that, Aeroflot has not had a incident in more than years. They had some bad ones right after the collapse of the USSR, and a major part of their atrocious Soviet safety record is that every single aircraft in the entire soviet union, down to crop dusters and helicopters were Aeroflot aircraft, as they were the state civilian air authority and only operator.

I would have no problems flying Aeroflot today, at least internationally. If i had a connecting domestic flight i would have a look at who the operator is..

Check out Aeroflot's current fleet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot#Current

[tawadi]

3. 'Witnesses said the the plane may have hit a power line in clear and sunny weather.'

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/03/12034499-147-people-feared-dead-in-nigerian-plane-crash?lite

[Blue_Tires]

9. I think that was just the final factor

by most accounts the aircraft was too low and slow, so it's looking like a stall or engine failure...

[Blue_Tires]

5. very sad...looks like it was an MD-83

http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/5480665/

http://avherald.com/h?article=4508fb60&opt=0

http://www.bellanaija.com/2012/06/03/dana-air-plane-heading-from-abuja-to-lagos-crashes-in-iju-lagos/

[tawadi]

6. Looting after plane crashes in Nigeria killing 153

http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/looting-after-plane-crashes-in-nigeria-killing-153/story-e6frfku0-1226382327480

[Blue_Tires]

8. Sadly, this is much more common than you think

which is why it's critical to secure the crash site ASAP

[Blue_Tires]

10. The pilot was reported to be an American, but the name hasn't been released..

So far there are 16 dead on the ground

[Eugene]

11. Lagos plane crash: Nigeria suspends Dana Air licence

Source: BBC

5 June 2012 Last updated at 17:21 GMT

Lagos plane crash: Nigeria suspends Dana Air licence

Nigeria's civil aviation authority has grounded all Dana Air's aeroplanes after one of its aircraft crashed on Sunday in a busy Lagos suburb.

The commercial aircraft was flying from the Nigerian capital, Abuja, to Lagos when it crashed and burst into flames.

All 153 people on board, and an unknown number on the ground, were killed.

Meanwhile, the country's lawmakers have called for the head of the civil aviation authority to step aside while they carry out an investigation.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18330586