A Boeing 727 carrying 140 people has apparently gone down
shortly after takeoff from the West African nation of Benin. The
aircraft, reportedly operated by a Lebanese charter outfit by the
name of UTA, was designated flight 141 and appears to have impacted
in the sea, just after departure from the capital city of Cotonou.
Benin is a small nation, west of Nigeria, and bordered by the
Atlantic ocean.
Beninese airport spokesmen reported that the aircraft appeared to
be having problems retracting it's landing gear when it hit a
building at the end of the runway and impacted in the sea, about
1415 GMT, Christmas Day.
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