Air disaster

1992 Nigerian Air Force C-130 crash

26 Sep 1992 · 6.50° N, 3.29° E

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When
26 Sep 1992
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
6.50° N, 3.29° E
Description
1992 plane crash
Deaths
159
Injured
0

1992 Nigerian Air Force C-130 crash

1992 aviation accident in Nigeria

On 26 September 1992, a Nigerian Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules crashed three minutes after take-off from Lagos, Nigeria. All 159 people on board were killed, including 8 foreign nationals. The aircraft was taking off at high weight and three of its four engines failed.

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