1992 Nigerian Air Force C-130 crash · Ejigbo
On September 26, 1992, 1992 Nigerian Air Force C-130 crash (Ejigbo). 159 people died.
- Date
- September 26, 1992
- Place
- Ejigbo
- Operator
- Nigerian Air Force
- Killed
- 159
- Position
- 6.498°N, 3.288°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q4587819
From Wikipedia
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.
A total of 151 Nigerians, 5 Ghanaians, 1 Tanzanian, 1 Zimbabwean, and 1 Ugandan military officers were confirmed to have died. This is the deadliest crash of a C-130 Hercules aircraft. The accident was also one of the list of factors leading to the hijacking of Nigeria Airways Flight 470, with the hijackers demanding a reinvestigation into the cause of the accident.
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