Nigeria

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Ughelli - Ughelli

MSN:

523

YOM:

1958

Location:

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Crew on board:

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Circumstances:

The crew was engaged in a local training mission in Ughelli, Delta. While approaching the airfield at an altitude of 600 feet, the instructor voluntarily shut down one of the engine to simulate an asymmetric descent but was unable to feather the propeller. Due to high drag, the airplane lost speed and height, struck tree tops and crashed in flames in a wooded area. Both pilots were able to evacuate the airplane that was destroyed.

Crash of a Grumman G-44 Widgeon off Lagos

Date & Time: Nov 25, 1965 at 1905 LT

Type of aircraft:

Grumman G-44 Widgeon

Operator:

Registration:

N37187

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Private

Survivors:

Continentale Deutsche Luftreederei

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

MSN:

1237

YOM:

1942

Location:

Lagos

Country:

Nigeria

Region:

Africa

Crew on board:

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Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

4000

Captain / Total hours on type:

30.00

Circumstances:

While flying along the coast, one of the engine failed. The pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed into the sea off Lagos. The pilot was seriously injured while the aircraft sank and was lost.

Probable cause:

Due to lack of evidences, the exact cause of the engine failure could not be determined.

Final Report:

Crash of a Douglas C-54B-1-DC Skymaster in Kano: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1961 at 2323 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-54 Skymaster

Operator:

Registration:

D-ABEB

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Hamburg – Luxembourg – Tripoli – Kano – Léopoldville

MSN:

10530

YOM:

1945

Location:

Kano

Country:

Nigeria

Region:

Africa

Crew on board:

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Pax fatalities:

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Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

13000

Captain / Total hours on type:

4000.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

3000

Copilot / Total hours on type:

600

Aircraft flight hours:

32850

Circumstances:

Following an uneventful flight from Tripoli, the crew started a night approach to Kano-Intl Airport. On final, the airplane struck the ground 3,2 km short of runway 07 threshold and crashed. A passenger was killed while six other occupants were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

The accident was the result of an error of judgement on the part of the captain, who, after sighting the runway lights, concentrated on keeping them in sight and failed to make adequate reference to his flight instruments. As a result, he allowed the aircraft to descend below the obstacle clearance limit of 360 feet. In the darkness with no ground reference, the distant runway lights gave him insufficient guidance as to his height and angle of approach, and he was unaware that the aircraft had descended to ground level. The fatigue of the captain and the failure to put the aircraft's landing lights ON were considered as contributing factors.

Final Report:

Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove 1 in Port Harcourt

Date & Time: Sep 26, 1958

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.104 Dove

Operator:

Registration:

VR-NAY

Flight Phase:

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Survivors:

Site:

MSN:

04096

YOM:

1947

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Circumstances:

Crashed on landing at Port Harcourt for unknow reason. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Canadair C-4M Argonaut in Kano: 32 killed

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1956 at 1722 LT

Type of aircraft:

Canadair C-4 North Star

Operator:

Registration:

G-ALHE

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Lagos – Kano – Tripoli – London

MSN:

151

YOM:

1949

Location:

Kano

Country:

Nigeria

Region:

Africa

Crew on board:

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Pax on board:

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Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The four engine aircraft departed runway 25 at Kano Airport for Tripoli in moderate rain and climbed to an altitude of 250 feet. The aircraft then began to lose height rapidly and although the pilot-in- command ordered full power, the descent could not be checked. Notwithstanding the increased power he was unable to prevent it striking a tree and the aircraft crashed about 1,5 mile from the end of the runway. Three crew members and 29 passengers were killed. At time of takeoff, the reported weather conditions on runway 25 were as follows: cloud 3/8, base at 2,500 feet, wind 270° at 20 knots, visibility 1,500 yards and moderate rain.

Probable cause:

The accident was the result of loss of height and airspeed caused by the aircraft en- countering, at approximately 250 feet after takeoff, an unpredictable thunderstorm cell which gave rise to a sudden reversal of wind direction, heavy rain, and possible downdraught conditions.

Final Report:

Crash of a Bristol 170 Freighter 21E near Calabar: 13 killed

Date & Time: Feb 5, 1955 at 1004 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 170 Freighter

Operator:

Registration:

VR-NAD

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Enugu – Calabar

MSN:

12779

YOM:

1946

Location:

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Region:

Crew on board:

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Circumstances:

While cruising at an altitude of 4,000 feet, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a dense wooded and uninhabited area located about 84 km northwest of Calabar. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 13 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Loss of control in flight following a structural failure of the left wing.

Crash of a Bristol 170 Freighter 21E in Old Kaduna

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1951

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 170 Freighter

Operator:

Registration:

VR-NAX

Flight Phase:

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Survivors:

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