Air disaster

UTAGE Flight 141

25 Dec 2003 · 6.37° N, 2.42° E

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When
25 Dec 2003
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
6.37° N, 2.42° E
Description
2003 aviation accident in Benin
Deaths
141
Injured
22

UTA Flight 141

2003 aviation accident in Benin

UTA Flight 141 was a scheduled international passenger flight operated by Guinean regional airline Union des Transports Africains de Guinée (UTA), flying from Conakry to Dubai with stopovers in Benin, Libya and Lebanon. On Christmas Day 2003, the Boeing 727–223 operating the flight struck a building and crashed into the Bight of Benin while rolling for take off from Cotonou, killing 141 people.

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