# NTSB DCA08WA080: Boeing 737-282, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, July 14, 2008

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: July 14, 2008, 17:44 local (17:44 UTC)
- Place: Port Harcourt, Nigeria
- Coordinates: 5.015277, 6.949444
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=5.0153&lon=6.9494&mi=10
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 46 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 68692
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA08WA080
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68692/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA08WA080

## Factual narrative

On July 14, 2008 about 1744 UTC, Chanchangi Airlines flight 138, a Boeing 737-282, 5N-BIG, crashed during landing at Port Harcourt International Airport, Nigieria.  The airplane overran runway 21 following an instrument approach.  Instrument meteorolgical conditions prevailed and thunderstorms were reported in the area. The 6 crewmembers and 40  passengers were not injured.  One passenger received minor injuries.  The airplane received substantial damage.  There was no fire.  The departure point was Lagos, Nigeria.

The Nigeria Accident Investigation Bureau is conducting the investigation and a US Accredited Representative has been designated from the NTSB, Washington, D.C.

## Aircraft

- Registration: 5N-BIG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Boeing 737-282
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Chanchangi Airlines
- Departed: LOS, LAGOS
- Destination: PHC, Port Harcourt
- Flight plan: IFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: none
- Co-pilot; injuries: none

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC)
- Wind: 10° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 0.5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 600 ft broken
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Observed at: PHC

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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