48 Years ago today: On 22 January 1973 an Alia Royal Jordanian Boeing 707 crashed on landing at Kano, Nigeria; killing 176 out of 202 occupants.

Date:Monday 22 January 1973
Time:ca 09:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic B703 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing 707-3D3C
Operating for:Nigeria Airways
Leased from:Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines
Registration:JY-ADO
C/n / msn:20494/850
First flight:1971-01-14 (2 years )
Engines:Pratt & Whitney JT3D-
Crew:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 9
Passengers:Fatalities: 170 / Occupants: 193
Total:Fatalities: 176 / Occupants: 202
Aircraft damage:Destroyed
Aircraft fate:Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Kano International Airport (KAN) (   Nigeria)
Crash site elevation:476 m (1562 feet) amsl
Phase:Landing (LDG)
Nature:Int’l Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Jeddah International Airport (JED/OEJD), Saudi Arabia
Destination airport:Lagos/Ikeja International Airport (LOS/DNMM), Nigeria

Narrative:
The Boeing 707 had been chartered by Nigeria Airways to fly pilgrims back from Jeddah to Lagos. Bad weather at Lagos forced the crew to divert to Kano. The aircraft touched nosewheel first steady and heavy with main wheels barely in contact with the runway. The nosewheel entrenched itself then collapsed. The main gear contacted later in rapid deceleration, pierced the main wings and the aircraft collapsed along the runway centreline. A fire broke out and after a prolonged pause the passengers and crew evacuated.