There was a strong hint of trouble when the left engine lost power shortly after the aircraft departed from Abuja, Nigeria, for a flight to Lagos. Rather than diverting to a closer airport, the flight crew continued toward Lagos, said the report by the Accident Investigation Bureau of Nigeria (AIB). The right engine subsequently lost power on approach, and the Boeing MD-83 crashed in a residential area, killing all aboard and several people on the ground.
The accident occurred the afternoon of June 3, 2012, during the last leg of two round-trip flights between Abuja, in central Nigeria, and Lagos, a coastal city about 270 nm (500 km) southwest. The aircraft was being operated by Dana Airlines Nigeria (Dana Air) as Flight 0992.
Both pilots were foreign nationals. The captain, 55, was an American with 18,116…
