| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | October 29, 2006 |
| Time: | 1130 |
| Location: | Near Abuja, Nigeria |
| Operator: | ADC Airlines |
| Flight #: | 053 |
| Route: | Lagos - Abuja - Sokoto |
| AC Type: | Boeing 737-2B7 |
| Registration: | 5N-BFK |
| cn / ln: | 22891/998 |
| Aboard: | 105 (passengers:100 crew:5) |
| Fatalities: | 96 (passengers:92 crew:4) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The jetliner crashed into a corn field about a mile from the end of the runway while attempting to take off from Abuja. The pilot did not heed air traffic controllers' advice to not depart in stormy weather. The pilots’ incorrect actions stalled the plane. |
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