Nigeria

Schedule:

Lagos – Kano – Algiers – Paris

MSN:

42935

YOM:

1946

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Following the failure of the starter on engine number one, the crew was unable to restart this engine and received the authorization to perform an empty leg back to Paris for maintenance purposes. During the takeoff roll in Kano Airport, the aircraft went out of control and veered off runway before colliding with a BOAC technical hangar. A crew member was killed while five others were injured. The aircraft was destroyed. Pilots : Mr. Salvetat & Marchandise.

Probable cause:

Important skid marks were noted on the runway, coming from the nose wheel that was locked at the time of the accident. Apparently, the crew failed to follow the pre-flight checklist and did not realized the nose wheel was not configured for the takeoff procedure.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 Dakota III near Abeokuta: 23 killed

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1946 at 1315 LT

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Registration:

KG747

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Kano – Lagos

MSN:

13846/25291

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1944

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Enroute, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low visibility and turbulence in cumulonimbus. To avoid this low pressure area, the captain decided to modify his flight plan and reduced his altitude. Shortly later, the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area. All 22 occupants, among them four civilians, medical staff and engineers, were killed. A man on the ground was also killed.

Probable cause:

It was reported that the charts used by the crew were partially wrong and useless as the altitude mentioned were false.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando in Kano

Date & Time: Nov 23, 1944 at 1200 LT

Type of aircraft:

Curtiss C-46 Commando

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Registration:

42-101184

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Yes

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MSN:

30639

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1944

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North American B-25 Mitchell

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Crash landed in Kano. No casualties.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim V near Ibadan: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1943

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Registration:

AZ885

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Delivery

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While on a delivery flight, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed near Ibadan. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Maurice Norman Waugh, pilot,
F/Sgt Peter David King, observer,
W/O Byron Leslie Sweeney, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a North American B-25C Mitchell near Lagos

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1942

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41-12951

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MSN:

82-5586

YOM:

1941

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Lagos

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Landing (descent or approach)

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The airplane crashed for unknown reasons in a swampy area located 32 km northeast of Lagos. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Martin A-30 Baltimore in Kano

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Martin 187 Baltimore

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Registration:

FA203

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MSN:

3890

YOM:

1942

Location:

Kano-Mallam Aminu Kano

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Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston

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On final approach to Kano-Mallam Aminu Kano Airport, the airplane stalled and crashed. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Douglas A-20B-DL Havoc in Kano

Date & Time: Nov 23, 1942

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Registration:

41-2711

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Yes

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MSN:

5041

YOM:

1941

Location:

Kano-Mallam Aminu Kano

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