# NTSB DCA12RA084: Boeing MD-83, Lagos, Nigeria, June 3, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 3, 2012, 14:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place: Lagos, Nigeria
- Coordinates: 6.577222, 3.321111 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=6.5772&lon=3.3211&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 153 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 83833
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA12RA084
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83833/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12RA084

## Factual narrative

On June 3, 2012 about 1545 hours local time, 5N-RAM, a Boeing MD-83, operated by Dana Airlines Limited as flight 992 (DAN 992), crashed into a densely populated area during a forced landing following a total loss of power in both engines while on approach to Muhammed Murtala Airport (LOS), Lagos, Nigeria. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and the airplane was on an instrument flight rules flight plan. All 153 persons aboard the airplane, including the 6 crew members, were fatally injured. There were 10 confirmed ground fatalities. The airplane was destroyed, and there was a post impact fire. The domestic scheduled commercial flight was operating from Abuja International Airport(ABV), Abuja, Nigeria to LOS. The Nigeria Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has instituted an investigation. As the State of manufacture of the airplane and engines, a U.S. Accredited Representative has been appointed with technical advisors from the National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Aviation Administration, The Boeing Company, and Pratt & Whitney Engines. Inquires about the investigation should be directed to the AIB at the following address: Accident Investigation Bureau P.M.B. 016 Murtala Muhammed Airport Ikeja, Lagos Nigeria

## Aircraft

- Registration: 5N-RAM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING MD-83
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport

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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