| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | June 03, 2012 |
| Time: | 1645 |
| Location: | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Operator: | Dana Air |
| Flight #: | 992 |
| Route: | Abuja - Lagos |
| AC Type: | McDonnell Douglas MD-83 |
| Registration: | 5N-RAM |
| cn / ln: | 53019/1783 |
| Aboard: | 153 (passengers:146 crew:7) |
| Fatalities: | 153 (passengers:146 crew:7) |
| Ground: | 10 |
| Summary: | The plane was about 11 miles from Lagos VOR when the crew declared an emergency reporting engine problems. The plane collided with a power line and crashed into the Iju/Ishaga area of Lagos, 1 mile adjacent to the runway. Double engine failure. Likely the crew's failure to properly monitor fuel flow and turn on proper fuel pumps. |
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