Crash of a Piper PA-31P-425 Navajo in Okitipupa: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 5, 1978
Registration:
5N-AQZ
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Benin City - Lagos
MSN:
31P-7300135
YOM:
1973
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While in cruising altitude, the twin engine airplane entered a dive and crashed in flames in a wooded area located in the region of Okitipupa. The pilot, sole on board, was killed. It is believed that the airplane caught fire in flight for unknown reasons.
