26
Mar
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-55F – 9G-MKD
The MK Airlines freighter struck trees during a VOR approach to Port Harcourt runway 21. A go-around was commenced, but when the DC-8 d...
26
Mar
Tupolev Tu-154 –
A passenger who had boarded the flight during a stopover at Malta hijacked the plane and demanded to be flown to Germany or South Afric...
26
Mar
Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II – VR-BLJ
Crashed after striking a radio antenna. CAUSE: In-flight collision with a communications mast that was installed by NITEL inside the o...
26
Mar
British Aerospace BAe-125-700B – 5N-AXO
The aircraft crashed short of the runway during a night-time approach. CAUSE: A controlled flight into terrain caused by the failure t...
26
Mar
Tupolev Tu-134A – RA-65617
The Tupolev, leased from Komi Avia, approached Lagos in bad weather (heavy rain, low cloud base) at 16:05 LT after a flight from Kadnua...
26
Mar
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 – 5N-AJQ
After a flight from Port Harcourt, the Twin Otter approached Lagos runway 19L in strong gusting winds and heavy rain. A squall line pas...
26
Mar
Fokker F-27 Friendship 200MP – NAF908
The F-27 was destroyed when a Bristow DHC-6 Twin Otter (5N-AJQ) ran into the aircraft.
26
Mar
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 – 5N-ATQ
The Twin Otter crashed after striking trees with the right wingtip and horizontal stabilizer. The trees were located on a 2700 feet hil...
26
Mar
BAC One-Eleven 204AF – 5N-KBA
The flight crew erroneously attempted to land at the old Sokoto Airport. An attempted go around was aborted and the aircraft overran th...
26
Mar