Preliminary report issued over Nigeria plane crash

Published July 12, 2012 8:59pm ET



ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A commercial airliner that crashed last month in Nigeria’s largest city, killing more than 150 people onboard and others on the ground, lost both engines within sight of the airport, according to a preliminary reported released Thursday.

The report released by Nigeria’s Accident Investigation Board suggests mechanical problems doomed the Dana Air MD-83 coming into Lagos from the capital, Abuja.

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