A BAC One-Eleven 525FT operated by EAS Airlines as Flight 4226 as a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Kano to Lagos, Nigeria, crashed on may 4, 2002, into Gwammaja Quarters, a densely populated residential area, resulting in the death of 103 people. 69 passengers, a crew of 7 and at least an additional 30 civilians on the ground. The accident was attributed to pilot error.
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