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EAS Airlines Flight 4226

2002 CE · Nigeria, Africa · Disaster

EAS Airlines Flight 4226
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EAS Airlines Flight 4226 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Kano to Lagos, Nigeria. On 4 May 2002, the aircraft operating the flight overran the runway on its' takeoff roll and crashed into Gwammaja Quarters, a primarily Muslim densely populated residential area, located approximately three kilometres from the airport.

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