1995 Lagos Harka Air Services Tu-134 crash

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1995 Lagos Harka Air Services Tu-134 crash
Aeroflot Tu-134A CCCP-65862 ZRH 1983-1-9.png
A Tu-134A similar to the aircraft involved in the accident.
Accident
Date24 June 1995 (1995-06-24)
SummaryRunway overrun
Site Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Nigeria
6°34′39″N3°19′16″E / 6.577369°N 3.321156°E / 6.577369; 3.321156
Total fatalities16
Total survivors64
Aircraft
Aircraft typeTupolev Tu-134A
Operator Harka Air Services
Registration RA-65617
Flight origin Kaduna Airport, Kaduna, Nigeria
DestinationMurtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Nigeria
Occupants80
Passengers74
Crew6
Fatalities16
Survivors64

The 1995 Lagos Harka Air Services Tu-134 crash occurred on 24 June 1995, when a Tupolev Tu-134A operated by Harka Air Services from Kaduna to Lagos overran the runway upon landing at Lagos' Murtala Muhammed International Airport crashed into a ditch and caught fire. The flight was carrying 74 passengers and 6 crew members, of which 16 died in the accident. [1]

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Aircraft

The Tupolev Tu-134A was manufactured by Kharkiv State Aircraft Manufacturing Company in 1974. It was initially operated by the East German airline Interflug, but was later transferred to the Soviet airline Aeroflot and subsequently passed on to Komiavia with the registration RA-65617. On December 15, 1992, it was leased to the Nigerian airline Harka Air Services. At the time of the accident, the aircraft had accumulated 24,844 flight hours and 15,740 landings. [2]

Accident

The aircraft was on a flight from Kaduna to Lagos, piloted by a Russian crew led by Captain V. V. Lerner, with Nigerian flight attendants. Upon approaching Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, the crew received weather information indicating moderate winds and light rain. However, weather conditions deteriorated rapidly, and a heavy downpour ensued just as the aircraft was landing. The runway was wet due to the rain. As a result of hydroplaning, the aircraft could not stop effectively, overran the runway, traveled onto the safety area, and crashed into a concrete drainage ditch, breaking apart and catching fire.

The evacuation process was hindered by poor communication between the Russian pilots and Nigerian cabin crew, likely due to a language barrier. Consequently, some passengers remained seated in the cabin and perished in the fire. Sixteen passengers died in the accident. [3] [4]

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References

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