What caused Flight 2120 to crash?
When this occurred, “burning rubber was brought into close proximity with hydraulic and electrical system components,” causing the failure of both hydraulic and pressurisation systems that led to structural damage and loss of control of the aircraft.
What happened to nationair?
The lives of all 261 on board the ill-fated Nationair plane, including 14 Canadian crew members, were lost on July 11, 1991 when the plane crashed down in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
When was last Concorde flight?
October 24, 2003
Concorde/Last flight
The supersonic Concorde jet makes its last commercial passenger flight, traveling at twice the speed of sound from New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to London’s Heathrow Airport on October 24, 2003.
When did Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 crash in Saudi Arabia?
Episode 19 of Take to the Sky: the Air Disaster Podcast features the story of Nigerian Airways Flight 2120, a charter flight operated by Nationair that crashed on July 11, 1991, while attempting to make an emergency landing near Jeddah, Saudia Arabia.
Who was the captain of Nigeria Airways Flight 2120?
The accident aircraft C-GMXQ at Faro Airport in 1989. The pilots on board Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 were Captain William Allen, 47 a former Canadian Air Force pilot, had logged 10,700 flight hours.
Who was killed in the Nigeria Airways crash?
However, on 11 July 1991, a Douglas DC-8 which was the plane serving this flight by nation air, crashed immediately after takeoff killing all 261 people on board. Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 included 247 passengers and 14 crew members.
Why was Nigeria Flight 2120 diverted to Jeddah?
In his radio call the captain used the callsign “Nationair 2120” instead of “Nigerian 2120”. Confusion set in for the air traffic controller and mistook the transmission to be from a Saudi flight returning to Jaddah and cleared the Jeddah bound aircraft to 3000 feet.