Incident Overview
Date: Monday 26 May 1980
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 400M
Owner/operator: Federal Nigerian Air Force
Registration Number: NAF904
Location: SE off Lagos –
ÿ Nigeria
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A F-27 aircraft crashed on a flight from Lagos to S?o Tom, involving a military delegation of 12 individuals. The crash occurred near Benin, with the aircraft striking the Bight of Benin at 67 DME off the coast of Forcados, close to Warri in the Niger Delta. The delegation was dispatched by the Federal Military Government on a defense diplomatic mission to S?o Tom.A F-27 aircraft crashed on a flight from Lagos to S?o Tom, involving a military delegation of 12 individuals. The crash occurred near Benin, with the aircraft striking the Bight of Benin at 67 DME off the coast of Forcados, close to Warri in the Niger Delta. The delegation was dispatched by the Federal Military Government on a defense diplomatic mission to S?o Tom.
Description
The F-27 plane crashed on a flight from Lagos (LOS) to Sao-Tome/Principe with military, government officials and reporters on board. The aircraft crashed into the Bight of Benin on the 127 degree radial of the LOS VOR. at 67 DME, off the coast of Forcados close to Warri in the Niger Delta. It was a 12 man delegation sent by the Federal Military Government at that time on a defence diplomatic mission to S?o Tom. One of the casualties was Nigeria’s Minister of External Affairs Abubakar Usman. It was reported in the news then that the plane ran into a severe thunderstorm.
Primary Cause
Severe thunderstorm conditions.Severe thunderstorm conditions.Share on:
