Dana Air flight 9J-992 collided with a power line during an emergency landing after a bird strike near Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Nigeria, at 15:43L on Sunday 3-June. 147 passengers, six crew members and ten people on the ground died.

The flight originated at Abuja International Airport, Nigeria. The McDonnell Douglas MD-83, 5N-RAM, was built in 1990 and previously served with Alaska Airlines prior to entering service with Bhoja Air in January of 2009.

Weather was described as 30C with variable winds and 10KM+ visibility.

Bhoja Air began flying in 2008 and serves Abuja, Calabar, Lagos, Port Harcourt, and Uyo.

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