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Nigeria air accident (2): aircraft was old and with a long history of breakdowns

Lagos, Nigeria - It started to operate in 1990 for Alaska Airlines

The Mc Donnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft, crashed Sunday 03/06/2012 in Lagos, Nigeria, causing the death of 153 persons on board and at least another 10 among the inhabitants of the Iju Ishaga district, where the plane crashed, was old and with a considerable history of technical breakdowns. According to "Aviation Safety Network", the aircraft was purchased on 13 November 1990 by Alaska Airlines. On...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1141626
Rome, Italy, 06/04/2012 12:12
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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