Nigeria airways flight 2120 was a chartered passenger flight from jeddah, saudi arabia, to sokoto, nigeria on 11 july 1991, which caught fire shortly after takeoff from king abdulaziz. On 11 july 1991 the aircraft caught fire and crashed shortly after takeoff from king abdulaziz international airport, jeddah, saudi arabia, killing all 261 on board. Nigeria airways flight 2120 was a chartered passenger flight from jeddah, saudi arabia, to sokoto, nigeria on 11 july 1991 which crashed. Im the problem season 3 episode 3 by air disasters. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. First officer kent davidge, 36, had logged 8,000 flight hours and flight engineer victor fehr, 46, had logged 7,500 flight hours. Air crash investigation playlist air crash investigation national geographic 2017 james ross. S18e18 controversial crashes s18e19 deadly distractions. Cgmxq, the aircraft involved in the accident, is seen here at faro airport in 1989.
Start a free trial to watch air disasters on youtube tv and cancel anytime. This article is within the scope of wikiproject nigeria, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of nigeria on wikipedia. It held the name waac nigeria until 1971, when it was rebranded to the name it had until it ceased operations in 2003. Nigeria airways flight 2120 was a chartered passenger flight from jeddah, saudi arabia, to sokoto, nigeria on 11 july 1991, which caught fire shortly after. The 10th of deadliest aviation accidents took place on 11th july, 1991 when chartered passenger nigeria airways flight 2120, crashed on its way from jeddah, saudi arabia, to sokoto, nigeria, shortly after takeoff from king abdulaziz international airport. On july 11 1991 the aircraft crashed shortly after. Nigeria airways flight 2120 was a chartered passenger flight from jeddah, saudi arabia, to sokoto, nigeria on 11 july 1991 which crashed shortly after takeoff from king abdulaziz international airport, killing all 247 passengers and 14 crew members on board. Asn aircraft accident mcdonnell douglas dc861 cgmxq. It was and remains the worst aviation disaster involving a canadian airline and a douglas dc8. Two tires of flight 2120, chartered by nigeria airways to transport muslims to mecca for the hajj pilgrimage, ignited upon takeoff. Minutes after taking off from king abdulaziz international airport near jeddah, saudi arabia, all went wrong on the dc8.
The accident aircraft cgmxq at faro airport in 1989. You can download the book in the ebook format of your choice at amazon or smashwords. Nigeria airways flight 2120 was a chartered passenger flight from jeddah, saudi arabia, to sokoto, nigeria. The company was founded in 1958 after the dissolution of west african airways corporation waac. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music. Nigeria airways news latest breaking stories and top. The dc8 jetliner was owned by canadian airline nationair which operated the plane on behalf of nigeria airways to fly hajj pilgrims between nigeria and saudi arabia. Air crash investigation playlist air crash investigation. Jul 10, 2011 anniversary of nationair plane crash passes quietly. Many of the passengers were muslim pilgrims traveling to mecca. Nigeria airways flight 2120 took off from jeddahs runway 34l at 08. Season 11 episode 9 under pressure nigeria airways flight 2120 on 11 july 1991, nigeria airways flight 2120 is taking off from jeddahs king abdulaziz international airport with 247 nigerian hajj pilgrims and 14 crew members on board. This footage was recorded the same month that nigeria airways flight 2120 crashed at the king abdulaziz international airport, just north of.
Please understand that this is one of my old videos. Nigeria airway flight 2120 by steven sanchez on prezi next. Flight 2120 is the deadliest accident involving a dc8 and remains the deadliest aviation. Ethiopian airlines flight et302 crash animation x plane 11. Asn aircraft accident mcdonnell douglas dc861 cgmxq jeddah. Nigeria airways flight 2120 crash animation youtube. Accident prevention september 1993 flight safety foundation.
Ethiopian airlines flight et302 crash animation xplane 11. Watch mayday episodes online season 11 2012 tv guide. Anniversary of nationair plane crash passes quietly. Jun 01, 2018 nigeria airways flight 2120 was a chartered passenger flight from jeddah, saudi arabia, to sokoto, nigeria on 11 july 1991 which crashed shortly after takeoff from king abdulaziz international. The aircraft was a douglas dc8 operated by nationair for nigeria. Nigeria airways flight 2120 wikipedia audio article. All crew and passengers, totaling 261 people, died. The aircraft type was douglas dc861 and it took off king abdulaziz international airport, heading to sadiqabubakar iii international airport in sokoto. Nigeria airways flight 2120 wikipedia republished wiki 2. Tam airlines flight 3054, which crashlanded in brazil in 2007.
Nigeria airways 2120 cvr transcript cockpit voice recorder. Nigeria airways flight 2120 was a douglas dc861 cgmxq owned by canadian airline nationair and chartered by nigeria airways to transport nigerian. Mar 31, 2014 in july 1991, nigeria airways flight 2120 crashed near king abdulaziz international airport in jeddah saudi arabia, due to a fire on board. Nigeria airways flight 2120 wikipedia audio article youtube. Nigeria airways flight 2120 was a douglas dc861 cgmxq owned by canadian airline nationair and chartered by nigeria airways to transport nigerian pilgrims to and from mecca. Air crash investigation s11e09 under pressure nigeria airways flight 2120 by jan page. Aug 24, 2018 nigeria airways flight 2120, a dc8 was a flight between jeddah, saudi arabia and sokoto, nigeria on july 11, 1991 carrying 261 passengers. Dec 28, 2019 from wikipedia nigeria airways flight 2120 was a chartered passenger flight from jeddah, saudi arabia, to sokoto, nigeria on 11 july 1991, which caught fire shortly after takeoff from king abdulaziz international airport and crashed while attempting to return for an emergency landing, killing all 247 passengers and 14 crew members on board. Nigeria airways flight 2120 started its take off roll from jeddahs runway 34l at 08. On july 11, 1991, the crew of nigeria airways flight 2120 unsuccessfully tries to return to the airport after a burst tire creates an in flight fire which causes 247 nigerian pilgrims and 14 crew to perish. However, on 11 july 1991, a douglas dc8 which was the plane serving this flight by nation air, crashed immediately after takeoff killing all 261 people on board. Underinflated tire which overheated, leading to a fire shortly after takeoff. The aircraft was a douglas dc8 operated by nationair for nigeria airways.
After liftoff, remnants of tires on the gear bogie landing gear with a multiwheel truck on each leg were burning when the gear was retracted after liftoff. This flight was a charted flight with a wet leased. In july 1991, nigeria airways flight 2120 crashed near king abdulaziz international airport in jeddah saudi arabia, due to a fire on board. Mayday season 11 episode 9 under pressure nigeria airways. Nigeria airways flight 2120 was a chartered passenger flight from jeddah, saudi arabia, to sokoto, nigeria on 11 july 1991 which crashed shortly after takeoff from king abdulaziz international. This is how the dc8 looked in its final moments, as portrayed by the mayday episode under pressure. Jun 04, 2019 nigeria airways flight 2120 was a chartered passenger flight from jeddah, saudi arabia, to sokoto, nigeria on 11 july 1991, which caught fire shortly after takeoff from king abdulaziz. Aviation investigators try to determine what caused a midair fire on nigeria airways flight 2120, chartered by canadian airline nationair, that on 11 july 1991 ultimately caused the death of all 247 passengers and 14 crew on board, the biggest loss of life for. The 10 biggest air disasters of all time therichest. On 11 july 1991 nigeria airways flight 2120 crashed at king abdulaziz international airport. A 1991 incident involving nigeria airways flight 2120 is recalled. Nigeria airways flight 2120, a dc8 was a flight between jeddah, saudi arabia and sokoto, nigeria on july 11, 1991 carrying 261 passengers.
Flight 2120 is the deadliest accident involving a dc8 and. Most of my full flight videos are totally uncut, and feature every moment of the flight from boarding to getting off at the other end, for that full flight experience. Nigeria airways flight 2120 was a chartered passenger flight scheduled to depart from jeddah, saudi arabia to sokoto, nigeria. Welcome to the official youtube channel of jet airways indias premier international airline, providing you with one of the finest experiences across the s. Jul 11, 2016 25 years ago today, nigeria airways flight 2120 cgmxq was a chartered passenger flight operated by nationair from king abdulaziz international airport, jeddah, saudi arabia to sadiq abubakar iii international airport, sokoto, nigeria. Supposedly this episode aired on september 3rd but i do not see anything on here indicating it. With its undercarriage down and its flaps partially extended, the vc10 struck trees kilometres short of runway 19. Aviation investigators try to determine what caused a midair fire on nigeria airways flight 2120, chartered by canadian airline nationair, that on 11 july 1991 ultimately caused the death of all 247 passengers and 14 crew on board, the biggest loss of life for any canadian airline and the worst disaster involving a dc8. Air emergency nigeria airways flight 2120 facebook. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Jun 29, 2012 licensed to youtube by entertainment one u. The numbered events are those involving at least one airline passenger death where the aircraft flight had a direct or indirect role, and where at least one of the dead passengers was not a. Nationair operated a number of subcontracts all over the world, including nigeria airways flight 2120 for nigeria airways which crashed at jeddah, saudi arabia on 11 july 1991, killing all 261 on board, including 14 canadian aircrew. Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about nigeria airways from nigeria and the world on today. Anniversary of nationair plane crash passes quietly ctv news. Nigeria airways flight 2120 was a chartered passenger flight from jeddah, saudi arabia. The following are significant events involving the airline or its subsidiares. Nigeria airways flight 825 was en route from london to lagos with intermediate stops in rome and kano. Mayday desert inferno nigeria airways 2120 youtube.
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