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Associated Plane Crash Was Due to Human Error

The report on the Associated Plane crash is based on a study of the flight data recorder (FDR) which contained 47 hours of data, and 32.5 minutes of cockpit voice recording of internal conversation of the two pilots, radio calls and cockpit noise. Sixteen people were killed when the Embraer 120 plane on a Lagos-Akure trajectory crashed shortly after takeoff outside Lagos airport’s domestic terminal. Four people survived.

The crew had concerns about the plane before they took off; and after they took off, there were more concerns. The crew ignored the plane’s warnings, then the First Officer complained that since the aircraft was not climbing, the Captain should not stall the aircraft. ATC expressed concern of the plane’s orientation.

The flight data shows the characteristics of an aerodynamic stall thirty one seconds before the crash. The failed engine was a Pratt & Whitney Canada model.

This is still the preliminary report, but it does point to facts that seem to show that the Lagos crash was caused by engine failure and human error.

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Update on Oct 3 2013 Lagos Crash

Olusegun Mimiko, the Ondo State Governor promised to convey the remains of the victims, and support victims’ families of the Associated Airlines crash.

The deceased include protocol official Olayiwola Daji, his wife Olukemi, and other government officials. Mimiko promised the government would cover a university education for the victims’ children.

On behalf of the family, the nephew of Olayiwola Daji, Niyi Daji, urged the government “never to abandon the wife and children and father Pa. Adejoro Daji left behind by Olayiwola Daji.”

Associated Jet Crash in Nigeria

Associated Jet Crash in Nigeria

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Update on the Associated Jet Crash in Nigeria


On Oct 3, 2013, a twenty-three year old Associated Aviation Embraer EMB-120 was en route from Lagos to Akure to carry the deceased regional governor and family to his funeral in Akure when it crashed, killing 16. Four survivors were hospitalized.

The NCAA said the airline had coverage and the plane’s paperwork and inspections were up to date. The flight data recorder has been recovered.

The son of the late former Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Agagu, Feyi, was aboard the plane and survived the crash. The passengers included family members taking the body of Olusegun Agagu, a former aviation minister, to his funeral.

Read more on the Associated Aviation Embraer EMB-120 crash.

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Associated Jet Crash in Nigeria

On Oct 3, 2013, a twenty-three year old Associated Aviation Embraer EMB-120 was en route from Lagos to Akure to carry the deceased regional governor and family to his funeral in Akure.

The Embraer developed engine trouble on take-off. (The failed engine was a Pratt & Whitney.) The plane struck a wooded area, a wall and came to rest on fire, avoiding a residential area. The flight data recorder has been recovered.

The number of people aboard has not been determined. Some sources say the flight had 20 passengers plus a crew of seven; some sources say only twenty were aboard in all. Fifteen victims lost their lives initially, and one died in the hospital.

The four survivors were hospitalized.

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