Nigeria: Charter Plane Crash-Lands Killing 13
A charter plane's engine fails and it bursts into flames after coming down near an airport fuel depot in Lagos.4:36pm UK, Thursday 03 October 2013

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The wreckage of an Associated Airlines plane that crash-landed at Sahara Airport shortly after takeoff.
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The Nigerian charter plane with 27 people on board suffered engine failure shortly after takeoff.
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It crash landed near an airport fuel depot killing at least nine people.
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Thirteen people have died after a charter plane suffered engine failure and crash-landed at Lagos airport in Nigeria shortly after take-off.

The plane came down close to an airport fuel depot and burst into flames.

There were 20 people on board - 13 passengers and seven crew.

Officials said six people survived the crash and were taken to hospital with serious injuries. A seventh person was unaccounted for.


Emergency workers examine the wreckage
A spokesman for the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency said the Associated Airlines plane had suffered engine failure.

Unofficial reports said pilot tried to make an emergency landing but was unable to control the aircraft.

The plane took off at about 9.30am local time from the domestic terminal at Murtala Mohammed International Airport and was headed for Akure in Ondo state.

The fuel depot close to where it crashed lies between the international and domestic terminal.


It was initially reported the plane had come down on the runway.

The front of the aircraft was completely destroyed, indicating it was the first part to hit the ground.

Local media reported the plane was carrying the remains of ex-Ondo state governor Olusegun Agagu, who was due to be buried this weekend.

The accident came just over a year after a plane belonging to another domestic carrier, Dana Air, crashed following an engine failure as it approached Lagos on a flight from the capital Abuja.


The front of the aircraft was destroyed
All the 153 people on board were killed, along with six others on the ground as the plane plunged into a densely packed residential neighbourhood, destroying a three-story building.

Nigeria vowed to clean up its domestic air industry after the Dana Air crash, promising tougher safety checks and higher standards.

There have been a number of other crashes in the country over the past decade in which more than 100 people have been killed.

Because of poor service and frequent delays on internal flights, charter services are common, especially among wealthy politicians and businessmen.

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