Calabar - Enugu

On November 28, 1983 at 11:13 AM, Calabar - Enugu experienced a crash involving Fokker F28 Fellowship, operated by Nigeria Airways, with the event recorded near Enugu Enugu.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

72 people were known to be on board, 53 fatalities were recorded, 19 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 73.6%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 66, passenger fatalities: 51, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On final approach to Enugu Airport, the visibility was below minimums due to thick fog. The crew decided to continue the approach and descended below the MDA and below the glide until the airplane struck the ground in a relative flat attitude. Upon impact, the undercarriage were torn off and the aircraft slid on its belly for few dozen meters before coming to rest in flames about 3,3 km short of runway threshold. 53 people were killed while 19 others were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 5N-ANF, MSN 11090, year of manufacture 1975.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 6.8641°, 7.4097°.