People gather at the scene where a cargo plane lies on the ground after overshooting the runway and hitting a vehicle at the airport in Accra, Ghana Sunday. At least 10 people were killed in the crash in Accra, officials said. Photo: AFP

Editor's Note

Illustration: Globaltimes.cn Source: ifeng.com	Time: In the aftertoon of June 3 of local time   Place: Lagos   Incident: A passenger plane carrying more than 150 people crashed into a two-storey building.    Aircraft Type: MD-83 passenger plane    Casualties: All people including at least 4 Chinese on board died and 40 on ground died.

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Nigeria opens probe into deadly air crash Nigeria's aviation authority on Sunday announced the start of an investigation into the crash of a passenger airplane which killed nearly 200 people. Speaking to reporters here, Harold Demuren, director general of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), said that the investigation into the air crash has begun.

Nigeria's president declares 3-day mourning for plane crash victims Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday declared three days of national mourning for those who lost their lives in an ill-fated commercial airplane crash in southwestern Lagos State, according to a statement from his office. 4 Chinese among Nigeria plane crash victims At least four Chinese were among the 153 people on board a Nigeria passenger plane which crashed near the Lagos airport in Nigeria on Sunday, the Chinese Embassy in the West African country has confirmed. 153 feared killed as plane crashes in Lagos: air chief More than 150 passengers are feared dead after their plane crashed in a densely populated district of Nigeria's economic capital Lagos Sunday, residents and an aviation official said.

About MD-83

	McDonnell Douglas, MD-83, is a long-range airliner and equipped with two JT8D turbofan engines. The maximum take-off weight is 72,575 kilograms. Typical range for the MD-83 with 155 passengers is around 4,637 km. It took the first flight on December 17, 1984 and it was put into operation in 1986. source: qq.com

Major Plane Crashes

	The Dana aircraft crashed in a residential area in the Lagos metropolis, killing all those on board and 40 others living inside a two-story building hit by the aircraft.		On May 10, 2012, the Sukhoi commercial plane carrying Russian businessmen, officials of Russian embassy office in Jakarta and journalists, went down during a promotion flight on Wednesday at the Bogor regency near Jakarta.
	On April 20, 2012, a passenger plane carrying 127 passengers and crew members crashed near Islamabad of Pakistan Friday evening.		On April 2, 2012, a total of 31 out of 43 lives faded away when a passenger plane crashed in Russia's Siberia region early Monday and the 12 injured remained in critical condition, emergency authorities said.
	On September 7, 2011, a chartered jet carrying Russia's major league ice hockey team Lokomotiv has crashed on take-off near the central city of Yaroslavl, with 43 deaths.		On July 9, 2011, an airliner crashed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as it tried to land in bad weather, killing 127 people aboard and injuring dozens.
	On July 15, 2009, an Iranian passenger plane crashed near the country's northwestern city of Gazvin, killing all 168 people on board.		On June 30, 2009, an Airbus A310 crashed into the Indian Ocean as it approached the airport on the Comoros Islands, killing 152 people on board. Only a 13-year-old French girl survived.
	On June 1, 2009, Air France Flight 447, an Airbus A330, went down over the Atlantic Ocean after leaving Rio de Janeiro for Paris, killing all 228 people on board.		On May 20, 2009, an Indonesian Air Force Hercules C-130 crashed and burned in Magetan, East Java, killing at least 96 people and injuring 15 others.

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@苦涩的甜玉米: Nigerian airplanes have crashed again. The safest travel means also has the lowest survivability  after an accident.

@邢智凯: The Nigerian plane crash has reminded us to reflect upon the safety of airplanes. People's lives have ended. So let us take good care of the people we love.

@微笑的写意: I just learned that a Nigerian plane crashed! Thinking of the thrills on my plane trip from Sanya, Hainan Province, last time, I'm now considering suspending my Hong Kong trip as I'm really afraid my airplane will crash.

@邱邱瑜瑜: The Nigerian plane crash has made me again cherish life. We need to be positive in facing life's uncertainties.

@文堂同志:  Wherever the victims were from, it is a tragedy, especially if some of the victims were Chinese.