Man Who Survived 2006 ADC Plane Crash Shares His Story

One of the 9 people who survived the 2006 Aviation Development Company Airlines (ADC) plane crash has shared his testimony on Facebook.

ADC Airlines Flight 53, a scheduled passenger flight crashed on 29 October, 2006, shortly after take-off from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, at 11:30 am.  According to Peter Onuka, out of 100 passengers and 5 crew members, 96 perished and he was one of the lucky few who survived.

Read his story below:



"Exactly10 years today, I was involved in a plane crash. The plane, a Boeing 737 operated by ADC Airline, was on a passenger flight from Lagos to Sokoto, via Abuja. After a short stop at Nnamdi Azikiwe airport, Abuja, the plane took off again, heading to Sokoto with 100 passengers and 5 crew members. But some seconds or a minute after take-off, the plane began to loose altitude, crashed and burst into flames.The pictures below show the remains of the plane. At least 96 people died in the crash, my heart goes to these people and their families however, out of this wreckage God brought me out alive without serious injuries. How God saved me in this crash I can't explain but I am grateful. Today, I raise an altar of praise to God. please do me a favour if you are reading this, as you take a few seconds to lift a voice of praise and thankgiving to God on my behalf. Thanks be unto God, which always causes us to triumph in Christ;”



Photo Credit : Facebook/Peter Onuka