Nigeria Airways Flight 9805

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Nigeria Airways Flight 9805

5N-ABK, the aircraft involved in the accident, in 1993
Accident
Date	19 December 1994
Summary	In-flight fire
Site	near Kiri Kasama, Nigeria
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Boeing 707-3F9C
Operator	Nigeria Airways
Call sign	NIGERIA 9805
Registration	5N-ABK
Flight origin	King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Destination	Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano, Nigeria
Occupants	5
Passengers	2
Crew	3
Fatalities	3
Injuries	2
Survivors	2

Nigeria Airways Flight 9805 was a cargo flight from King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano, Nigeria. On 19 December 1994, the Boeing 707-3F9C flying the route suffered an in-flight fire and crashed into a marshland near Kiri Kasama, Hadejia LGA, Nigeria. One of the three crew members and both passengers died. The investigation determined that a heat generating substance was the probable cause.^[1]