Allied Air Flight 111
 Allied Air Boeing 727-221Adv (F) that crashed in the accident | |
| Accident summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 June 2012 |
| Summary | Overran runway on landing, broke through airport perimeter fence and collided with minibus |
| Site | Kotoka International Airport, Accra, Ghana |
| Passengers | 0 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 12 (all on ground) |
| Survivors | 4 (all on plane) |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-221F Advanced |
| Operator | Allied Air |
| Registration | 5N-BJN[1] |
| Flight origin | Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Nigeria |
| Destination | Kotoka International Airport, Accra, Ghana |
The Allied Air Flight 111[1] crash occurred on Saturday, 2 June 2012 at approximately 19:15 local time[2] at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana. A Boeing 727-200 cargo plane operated by Allied Air[1] overran the runway on landing, broke through the airport perimeter fence and struck a minibus on a roadway. All four crew members on the plane survived, but all 10 people aboard the minibus were killed, along with a cyclist and a cab passenger.[3] Multiple ground injuries were reported as well. There were rain and poor visibility at Accra when the plane crashed.[2] The cause of the accident has not yet been determined.[4] It was the deadliest accident in Ghanaian aviation history.[5]
The Ghanaian government announced that an accident investigation commission would be formed.[6]
The aircraft was the same 727 that Operated Pan Am Airlines last scheduled flight from Bridgetown, Barbados to Miami, Florida, USA.[1]
See also
- Swissair Flight 111, an identically-numbered flight that crashed in 1998.
- Air India Express Flight 812, another flight that overran a runway in 2010.
- TAM Airlines Flight 3054, another flight that overran a runway in São Paulo in 2007.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Accident Description, June 02 2012, Boeing 727-221F 5N-BJN Accra-Kotoka Airport". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- 1 2 "Cargo plane crashes in Ghana's capital Accra, killing at least 10". Xinhua. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ Hradecky, Simon (2 June 2012). "Accident: Allied Cargo B722 at Accra on Jun 2nd 2012, overran runway on landing". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ↑ Ensor, Josie (2 June 2012). "Cargo plane crashes in Ghana's capital Accra, killing at least 10". Telegraph. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ "Compare Ghana Airplane Accidents". Find the Data. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ↑ "President Inaugurates Accident Investigation Committe." [sic] Ghana Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved on 11 June 2012.
Coordinates: 5°36′17″N 0°10′03″W / 5.6047°N 0.1674°W