Allied Air Flight 111
5N-BJN, the Boeing 727 involved in December 2011 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 June 2012 |
| Summary | Runway overrun on landing due to pilot error |
| Site | |
| Total fatalities | 12 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-221F Advanced |
| Operator | Allied Air |
| ICAO flight No. | DHV111 |
| Registration | 5N-BJN |
| Flight origin | Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Nigeria |
| Destination | Accra International Airport, Accra, Ghana |
| Occupants | 4 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 4 |
| Survivors | 4 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 12 |
Allied Air Flight 111 was a cargo flight operated by Lagos-based cargo airliner Allied Air, flying from Lagos, Nigeria to Accra, Ghana. The flight was operated with a Boeing 727 cargo aircraft. On 2 June 2012, the aircraft crashed on landing at Accra International Airport, killing twelve people on the ground.
The aircraft overran the runway, broke through the airport perimeter fence, and struck a minibus and bicycle on a roadway. All four crew members on the plane survived, but all 10 aboard the minibus, a cyclist and a passenger of a taxi were killed. It was the second deadliest accident in Ghanaian aviation history.