ADC Airlines
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| IATA code : | Z7 |
| ICAO code : | ADK |
| Call sign : | ADCO |
| Founding: | 1984 |
| Operation stopped: | 2006 |
| Seat: | Ikeja , Nigeria |
| Home airport : | Lagos , Nigeria |
| Fleet size: | 5 |
| Aims: | international |
| ADC Airlines ceased operations in 2006. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Aviation Development Company or ADC Airlines was a Nigerian airline based in Ikeja , Nigeria that operated national scheduled and regional charter flights. Home airport was the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos .
history
The airline was founded in 1984, but did not start charter flights until January 1991. From 1992 she also operated scheduled flights.
As a result of the crash on October 29, 2006, her operating license was revoked.
fleet
ADC Airlines operated a fleet of different Boeing models.
Incidents
- On November 7, 1996, a Boeing 727-231 of ADC Airlines ( aircraft registration number 5N-BBG ) got into an uncontrolled flight condition on the way from Port Harcourt to Lagos and crashed from a height of 16,000 feet (almost 5000 m). All 144 inmates were killed. The trigger was an error by air traffic control , which had issued an incorrect clearance. This led to a near collision with another machine. To prevent this, the pilots flew such a rough evasive maneuver that the Boeing assumed an excessive roll angle and reached almost the speed of sound within 16 seconds , which resulted in a loss of control and a crash near Ejrin (see also ADC Airlines flight 86 ) .
- On October 29, 2006, an ADC Airlines (5N-BFK) Boeing 737-2B7 crashed while taking off from Abuja Airport shortly after taking off near the airport. 96 of the 105 people on board were killed, 9 people survived. The cause of the accident was the pilots' decision to take off despite previous warnings of a thunderstorm and their inadequate reaction to strong wind shear after take-off (see also ADC Airlines flight 53 ) .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ accident report B 727-231 5N-BBG , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 2 March of 2019.
- ^ Accident report B-737-200 5N-BFK , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on March 2, 2019.
