Monday, June 4, 2012

NEWS - ~ Technical fault possible cause of Nigeria plane crash

2012-06-04 02:19:58 GMT 2012-06-04 10:19:58(Beijing Time) SINA.com


People gather at the site of a plane crash near the Lagos airport in
Nigeria, June 3, 2012. A passenger plane carrying 153 people crashed
into a two-storey building in Nigeria's southwestern Lagos State on
Sunday, killing all the people on board and 40 others on the ground.
At least four Chinese were among the passengers, the Chinese Embassy
in the West African country has confirmed. (Xinhua/Ezekiel Taiwo)
The wreckage of the crashed plane is seen near the Lagos airport in
Nigeria, June 3, 2012. A passenger plane carrying 153 people crashed
into a two-storey building in Nigeria's southwestern Lagos State on
Sunday, killing all the people on board and 40 others on the ground.
At least four Chinese were among the passengers, the Chinese Embassy
in the West African country has confirmed. (Xinhua/EzekielTaiwo)
According to preliminary reports, Sunday's plane crash in Nigeria
could havebeen caused by a technicalfault.
The airliner operated by the domestic carrier Dana Air, crashed into a
crowded residential neighborhood of Lagos onSunday, killing all 153
people on board and at least one on the ground. The plane was making a
landing approach at the end of a flight from Abuja.
President Jonathan has declared three days of national mourning for the victims.
Flight recorder from crashed Nigerian plane found
A Nigerian airliner crashedinto a crowded residential neighborhood of
Lagos onSunday, killing all 153 people on board and at least one on
the ground.
Reports say the plane, operated by the domestic carrier Dana Air, was
making a landing approach at the end of a flight from Abuja.
One of the plane's flight recorders has already beenfound.

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