Boeing MD-83 5N-RAM

Summary

On 3 June 2012 at about 14:45 local time, a Boeing MD-83 registered 5N-RAM was involved in an accident near Lagos, Nigeria. 153 people were on board and 153 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 June 2012 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Lagos, Nigeria

Coordinates

6.5772, 3.3211

Aircraft

Boeing MD-83

Registration

5N-RAM

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

DCA12RA084

153 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On June 3, 2012 about 1545 hours local time, 5N-RAM, a Boeing MD-83, operated by Dana Airlines Limited as flight 992 (DAN 992), crashed into a densely populated area during a forced landing following a total loss of power in both engines while on approach to Muhammed Murtala Airport (LOS), Lagos, Nigeria. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and the airplane was on an instrument flight rules flight plan. All 153 persons aboard the airplane, including the 6 crew members, were fatally injured. There were 10 confirmed ground fatalities. The airplane was destroyed, and there was a post impact fire. The domestic scheduled commercial flight was operating from Abuja International Airport(ABV), Abuja, Nigeria to LOS. The Nigeria Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has instituted an investigation. As the State of manufacture of the airplane and engines, a U.S. Accredited Representative has been appointed with technical advisors from the National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Aviation Administration, The Boeing Company, and Pratt & Whitney Engines. Inquires about the investigation should be directed to the AIB at the following address: Accident Investigation Bureau P.M.B. 016 Murtala Muhammed Airport Ikeja, Lagos Nigeria

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.