18 Years ago today: On 4 May 2002 an EAS Airlines BAC One-Eleven crashed into houses on takeoff from Kano, Nigeria killing 71 occupants and 78 persons on the ground.
| Date: | Saturday 4 May 2002 |
| Time: | ca 13:35 |
| Type: | BAC One-Eleven 525FT |
| Operator: | EAS Airlines |
| Registration: | 5N-ESF |
| C/n / msn: | 266 |
| First flight: | 1980 |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce Spey 512-14DW |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 64 / Occupants: 69 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 71 / Occupants: 77 |
| Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 78 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Kano ( Nigeria) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Kano-Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN/DNKN), Nigeria |
| Destination airport: | Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS/DNMM), Nigeria |
| Flightnumber: | 4226 |
Narrative:
The BAC One-Eleven jet operated on a flight from
Jos to Lagos via Kano. Shortly after departing Kano, the aircraft reportedly
stalled. It came down in the heavily populated district of Gwammaja about half
a mile from the airport on the outskirts of Kano. It sheared roofs from
two-story concrete homes and sliced a mosque in half as it broke apart and
burst into flames. Some 23 houses in Gwammaja area were destroyed, along with a
school and the mosque.
Reportedly 5N-ESF had been on the ground for 52 days because of engine
problems. In May 2002 an engine was fitted, that belonged to another grounded
One-Eleven, 5N-ESD. Just ten hours after the new engine had been fitted, 5N-ESF
crashed at Kano.
