- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: January 22, 1973
Time: 0930
Location: Kano, Nigeria
Operator: Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines
Flight #: ?
Route: Jeddah - Lagos
AC Type: Boeing B-707-3D3C
Registration: JY-ADO
cn / ln: 20494/850
Aboard: 202   (passengers:193  crew:9)
Fatalities: 176   (passengers:170  crew:6)
Ground: 0
Summary: The landing gear collapsed after hitting a depression in the runway while landing. The aircraft ran off the side of the runway and caught fire. Wake turbulence during the landing.
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