Boeing 727-223 accident near Cotonou, Bn, December 25, 2003
On December 25, 2003 at about 12:59 pm local time, a Boeing 727-223, registered N3XGDO, was involved in an accident near Cotonou. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. 141 people were killed and 25 people were seriously injured.
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 25, 2003 · about 12:59 pm local time
- Place
- Cotonou, Bn
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 141 people were killed and 25 people were seriously injured.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-223 · all 727-223s on the register
- Registration
- N3XGDO · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 5 | 3 | ||
| Passengers | 136 | 22 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number WAS04RA010.