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Nigeria
474 occurrences in the ASN safety database
1761 fatalities

acc. date type reg. operator fat. location dmg
16 Mar 1969 Douglas C-47 (DC-3) 704B Biafran Air Force 3 near Uli Airstrip w/o
unk. date 1968 Riley Turbo-Exec 400 (Dove) 5N-AGF Biafran Air Force (Bristow Helicopters) 0 Uli w/o
7 Dec 1968 Douglas DC-7C VR-BCY North American Aircraft Trading 4 Uli Airstrip w/o
27 Nov 1968 Westland WS.55 Whirlwind 3 5N-ABP Bristow Helicopters Nigeria (BHN) 0 Iba w/o
14 Nov 1968 de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver 5N-ACW Aero Contractors 3 Warri River, Midwest State w/o
3 Oct 1968 Douglas DC-7C 5T-TAR North American Aircraft Trading 0 Uli Airstrip w/o
28 Sep 1968 Douglas C-54B-1-DC (DC-4) N90427 Pan African Airlines 57+1 near Port Harcourt Airport (PHC) w/o
17 Sep 1968 Aero L-29 Delfín NAF4.. Nigerian Air Force (NAF) 1 w/o
3 Sep 1968 Avro Nineteen II G-AWMG Mercy Mission 0 Uzuakoli, Biafra w/o
18 Aug 1968 Aero L-29 Delfín NAF4.. Nigerian Air Force (NAF) 1 w/o
13 Jul 1968 Boeing 707-329C OO-SJK Sabena 7 14 km N of Lagos-Murtala Muhammed Airport (LOS) w/o
1 Jul 1968 Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation 5T-TAG International Red Cross 4 Uli Airstrip w/o
22 Jun 1968 Westland WS.51 Widgeon NAF510 Nigerian Air Force - NAF 0 Lagos w/o
25 Mar 1968 Dornier Do-27A-3 NAF1.. Nigerian Air Force - NAF 2 w/o
22 Feb 1968 Aero L-29 Delfín NAF4.. Nigerian Air Force (NAF) 1 w/o
xx Jan 1968 Lockheed L-1049G-82-151 Super Constellation 5T-TAC Biafran Government 5 near Port Harcourt Airport (PHC) w/o
17 Jan 1968 Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) 5N-AAL Nigerian Air Force - NAF Lagos w/o
3 Dec 1967 North American TB-25N Biafra Air Force 1 Port Harcourt w/o
3 Dec 1967 Douglas RB-26C Biafra Air Force 4 Port Harcourt w/o
xx Nov 1967 de Havilland DH-114 Heron 1B VP-WAM Air Trans Africa Enugu w/o
6 Nov 1967 Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) 5N-AAK Biafran Air Force Enugu Airport (ENU) w/o
12 Oct 1967 Aero L-29 Delfín NAF4.. Nigerian Air Force (NAF) 1 w/o
7 Oct 1967 Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 5N-AAV Biafran Air Force 8 near Lagos w/o
xx Aug 1967 Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3) 9G-AAD Ghana Airways 0 Port Harcourt Airport (PHC) w/o
5 Aug 1967 Westland WS-55 Whirlwind 2 NAF501 Nigerian Air Force - NAF 3 Gboko w/o
23 Apr 1967 Fokker F-27 Friendship Nigeria Airways 0 Enugu unk
4 Apr 1967 Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 1 5N-ABQ Bristow Helicopters Nigeria (BHN) 0 near Ughelli Aerodrome w/o
22 May 1966 Piaggio P-149D NAF2.. Nigerian Air Force - NAF 2 Ibadan w/o
25 Nov 1965 Grumman G-44 Widgeon N37187 private 0 off Lagos w/o contains link to final investigation report
2 Feb 1964 Douglas C-47 (DC-3) 2 within Nigeria w/o
10 Oct 1963 Auster J/1U Workmaster G-APKP Crop Culture (Aerial) Ltd 1 Mongunu, near Maiduguri, Borno State w/o
17 Jun 1961 Douglas C-54B-1-DC (DC-4) D-ABEB Continentale Deutsche Luftreederei 1 4 km WSW of Kano International Airport (KAN) w/o
26 Sep 1958 de Havilland DH.104 Dove 1 VR-NAY West African Airways Corp 0 Port Harcourt w/o
24 Jun 1956 Canadair C-4 Argonaut G-ALHE British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC 32 near Kano International Airport (KAN) w/o
21 Nov 1955 Auster J/5G Cirrus Autocar VR-NBC Private 0 Nigeria w/o
5 Feb 1955 Bristol 170 Freighter 21E VR-NAD West African Airways Corp 13 84 km NW of Calabar w/o
18 Oct 1953 de Havilland DH.104 Dove 1B VR-NAP West African Airways Corp 0 Kaduna (DNKA) sub
27 Jul 1951 Bristol 170 Freighter 21E VR-NAX West African Airways Corp 0 3,3 km from Kaduna Airport (KAD) w/o
12 Jan 1951 Avro Lancaster B (PR) 1 TW671 82 (United Provinces) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Kano, Kano State w/o
14 Nov 1950 de Havilland DH.104 Dove 1B VR-NEW West African Airways Corp 0 240 km from Kaduna w/o
2 May 1949 de Havilland DH.104 Dove 1 VR-NAG West African Airways Corp 8 Benin City, Edo State w/o
14 Dec 1948 Amiot AAC.1 (Junkers Ju-52) L'Armée de L'Air 4 near Maiduguri w/o
23 Nov 1948 Avro Lancaster B (PR) 1 TW658 Royal Air Force - RAF 0 Ikeja, Lagos w/o
10 Apr 1948 Douglas DC-4-1009 F-BBDC Air France 1 Kano International Airport (KAN) w/o
8 Jun 1946 Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) KG747 Royal Air Force - RAF 22 1,6 km NE of Oni w/o
5 Aug 1945 Avro Anson Mk XI PH676 WA CF RAF Near Funtana w/o
23 Nov 1944 Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando 42-101184 United States Army Air Force - USAAF 0 Kano Airport (KAN) w/o
19 Aug 1944 Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) KG789 Royal Air Force - RAF 0 Gusau w/o
18 Aug 1944 Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) 41-38584 United States Army Air Force - USAAF 3 between Maiduguri and Geneina. mis
15 Apr 1944 Douglas A-20G Havoc 43-21524 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Maiduguri w/o
4 Oct 1943 Boulton Paul Defiant TT Mk I DS152 21 AACU RAF 2 Missing between Takoradi, Ghana and Lagos, Nigeria w/o
16 Sep 1943 Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) 42-24281 United States Army Air Force - USAAF 16 km NE of Kwongoma w/o
23 Jul 1943 Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) 41-38748 United States Army Air Force - USAAF Minna Airport (MXJ) w/o
7 Jul 1943 Consolidated B-24D Liberator 42-40813 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Kwongoma w/o
7 Jul 1943 Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) 41-18605 United States Army Air Force - USAAF Damaturu w/o
27 Apr 1943 Consolidated B-24D Liberator 42-40388 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Maiduguri w/o
25 Feb 1943 Curtiss P-40F Warhawk 41-14576 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Minna w/o
25 Feb 1943 Curtiss P-40F Warhawk 41-14586 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Kano w/o
14 Feb 1943 Bristol Blenheim Mk V AZ885 1 OADU RAF 3 near Ibadan w/o
31 Dec 1942 North American B-25C Mitchell 41-12951 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) 0 20 mi NE of Lagos w/o
20 Dec 1942 Martin A-30 Baltimore FA203 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Kano, Nigeria w/o
23 Nov 1942 Douglas A-20B Havoc 41-2711 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Field north of Kano Airport w/o
20 Oct 1942 Bristol Blenheim Mk I BA162 Air Defence Unit ATTD RAF 3 Kano Daura Road, Kano w/o
29 Jul 1942 Lockheed A-29A Hudson 41-23953 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Kano, Nigeria w/o
13 May 1942 Curtiss P-40E Warhawk 41-24970 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Maiduguri, Nigeria w/o
13 May 1942 Curtiss P-40E Warhawk 41-25014 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Maiduguri, Nigeria w/o
12 Apr 1942 North American B-25F Mitchell unknown United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Igbo Llapa, Ikogosi, Ekiti State w/o
20 Nov 1941 Bristol Bombay Mk I L5828 Khartoum CF RAF 0 Dawaki, NW of Kano, Abuja w/o
17 Jun 1941 de Havilland DH.86 Express G-ACWC British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC 0 Minna w/o
14 Jun 1941 Lockheed 18-08-01 Lodestar 241 South African Air Force - SAAF Dodo River w/o
6 May 1941 Bristol Bombay Mk I L5823 216 Sqn RAF 0 Kano w/o
14 Apr 1941 Bristol Bombay Mk I L5830 216 Sqn RAF 3 Lagos w/o
12 Aug 1939 Sikorsky S-38 F-AOUC Compagnie des Chargeurs Réunis 0 Calibar, Cross River w/o
unk. date Cessna 402B 5N-ASL Songhai Aircharter 0 Kaduna Airport (KAD/DNKA) w/o

acc. date	type	reg.	operator	fat.	location	dmg
16 Mar 1969	Douglas C-47 (DC-3)	704B	Biafran Air Force	3	near Uli Airstrip	w/o
unk. date 1968	Riley Turbo-Exec 400 (Dove)	5N-AGF	Biafran Air Force (Bristow Helicopters)	0	Uli	w/o
7 Dec 1968	Douglas DC-7C	VR-BCY	North American Aircraft Trading	4	Uli Airstrip	w/o
27 Nov 1968	Westland WS.55 Whirlwind 3	5N-ABP	Bristow Helicopters Nigeria (BHN)	0	Iba	w/o
14 Nov 1968	de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver	5N-ACW	Aero Contractors	3	Warri River, Midwest State	w/o
3 Oct 1968	Douglas DC-7C	5T-TAR	North American Aircraft Trading	0	Uli Airstrip	w/o
28 Sep 1968	Douglas C-54B-1-DC (DC-4)	N90427	Pan African Airlines	57+1	near Port Harcourt Airport (PHC)	w/o
17 Sep 1968	Aero L-29 Delfín	NAF4..	Nigerian Air Force (NAF)	1		w/o
3 Sep 1968	Avro Nineteen II	G-AWMG	Mercy Mission	0	Uzuakoli, Biafra	w/o
18 Aug 1968	Aero L-29 Delfín	NAF4..	Nigerian Air Force (NAF)	1		w/o
13 Jul 1968	Boeing 707-329C	OO-SJK	Sabena	7	14 km N of Lagos-Murtala Muhammed Airport (LOS)	w/o
1 Jul 1968	Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation	5T-TAG	International Red Cross	4	Uli Airstrip	w/o
22 Jun 1968	Westland WS.51 Widgeon	NAF510	Nigerian Air Force - NAF	0	Lagos	w/o
25 Mar 1968	Dornier Do-27A-3	NAF1..	Nigerian Air Force - NAF	2		w/o
22 Feb 1968	Aero L-29 Delfín	NAF4..	Nigerian Air Force (NAF)	1		w/o
xx Jan 1968	Lockheed L-1049G-82-151 Super Constellation	5T-TAC	Biafran Government	5	near Port Harcourt Airport (PHC)	w/o
17 Jan 1968	Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3)	5N-AAL	Nigerian Air Force - NAF		Lagos	w/o
3 Dec 1967	North American TB-25N		Biafra Air Force	1	Port Harcourt	w/o
3 Dec 1967	Douglas RB-26C		Biafra Air Force	4	Port Harcourt	w/o
xx Nov 1967	de Havilland DH-114 Heron 1B	VP-WAM	Air Trans Africa		Enugu	w/o
6 Nov 1967	Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3)	5N-AAK	Biafran Air Force		Enugu Airport (ENU)	w/o
12 Oct 1967	Aero L-29 Delfín	NAF4..	Nigerian Air Force (NAF)	1		w/o
7 Oct 1967	Fokker F-27 Friendship 200	5N-AAV	Biafran Air Force	8	near Lagos	w/o
xx Aug 1967	Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3)	9G-AAD	Ghana Airways	0	Port Harcourt Airport (PHC)	w/o
5 Aug 1967	Westland WS-55 Whirlwind 2	NAF501	Nigerian Air Force - NAF	3	Gboko	w/o
23 Apr 1967	Fokker F-27 Friendship		Nigeria Airways	0	Enugu	unk
4 Apr 1967	Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 1	5N-ABQ	Bristow Helicopters Nigeria (BHN)	0	near Ughelli Aerodrome	w/o
22 May 1966	Piaggio P-149D	NAF2..	Nigerian Air Force - NAF	2	Ibadan	w/o
25 Nov 1965	Grumman G-44 Widgeon	N37187	private	0	off Lagos	w/o
2 Feb 1964	Douglas C-47 (DC-3)			2	within Nigeria	w/o
10 Oct 1963	Auster J/1U Workmaster	G-APKP	Crop Culture (Aerial) Ltd	1	Mongunu, near Maiduguri, Borno State	w/o
17 Jun 1961	Douglas C-54B-1-DC (DC-4)	D-ABEB	Continentale Deutsche Luftreederei	1	4 km WSW of Kano International Airport (KAN)	w/o
26 Sep 1958	de Havilland DH.104 Dove 1	VR-NAY	West African Airways Corp	0	Port Harcourt	w/o
24 Jun 1956	Canadair C-4 Argonaut	G-ALHE	British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC	32	near Kano International Airport (KAN)	w/o
21 Nov 1955	Auster J/5G Cirrus Autocar	VR-NBC	Private	0	Nigeria	w/o
5 Feb 1955	Bristol 170 Freighter 21E	VR-NAD	West African Airways Corp	13	84 km NW of Calabar	w/o
18 Oct 1953	de Havilland DH.104 Dove 1B	VR-NAP	West African Airways Corp	0	Kaduna (DNKA)	sub
27 Jul 1951	Bristol 170 Freighter 21E	VR-NAX	West African Airways Corp	0	3,3 km from Kaduna Airport (KAD)	w/o
12 Jan 1951	Avro Lancaster B (PR) 1	TW671	82 (United Provinces) Sqn RAF	0	RAF Kano, Kano State	w/o
14 Nov 1950	de Havilland DH.104 Dove 1B	VR-NEW	West African Airways Corp	0	240 km from Kaduna	w/o
2 May 1949	de Havilland DH.104 Dove 1	VR-NAG	West African Airways Corp	8	Benin City, Edo State	w/o
14 Dec 1948	Amiot AAC.1 (Junkers Ju-52)		L'Armée de L'Air	4	near Maiduguri	w/o
23 Nov 1948	Avro Lancaster B (PR) 1	TW658	Royal Air Force - RAF	0	Ikeja, Lagos	w/o
10 Apr 1948	Douglas DC-4-1009	F-BBDC	Air France	1	Kano International Airport (KAN)	w/o
8 Jun 1946	Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)	KG747	Royal Air Force - RAF	22	1,6 km NE of Oni	w/o
5 Aug 1945	Avro Anson Mk XI	PH676	WA CF RAF		Near Funtana	w/o
23 Nov 1944	Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando	42-101184	United States Army Air Force - USAAF	0	Kano Airport (KAN)	w/o
19 Aug 1944	Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)	KG789	Royal Air Force - RAF	0	Gusau	w/o
18 Aug 1944	Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)	41-38584	United States Army Air Force - USAAF	3	between Maiduguri and Geneina.	mis
15 Apr 1944	Douglas A-20G Havoc	43-21524	United States Army Air Force (USAAF)		Maiduguri	w/o
4 Oct 1943	Boulton Paul Defiant TT Mk I	DS152	21 AACU RAF	2	Missing between Takoradi, Ghana and Lagos, Nigeria	w/o
16 Sep 1943	Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3)	42-24281	United States Army Air Force - USAAF		16 km NE of Kwongoma	w/o
23 Jul 1943	Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)	41-38748	United States Army Air Force - USAAF		Minna Airport (MXJ)	w/o
7 Jul 1943	Consolidated B-24D Liberator	42-40813	United States Army Air Force (USAAF)		Kwongoma	w/o
7 Jul 1943	Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)	41-18605	United States Army Air Force - USAAF		Damaturu	w/o
27 Apr 1943	Consolidated B-24D Liberator	42-40388	United States Army Air Force (USAAF)		Maiduguri	w/o
25 Feb 1943	Curtiss P-40F Warhawk	41-14576	United States Army Air Force (USAAF)		Minna	w/o
25 Feb 1943	Curtiss P-40F Warhawk	41-14586	United States Army Air Force (USAAF)		Kano	w/o
14 Feb 1943	Bristol Blenheim Mk V	AZ885	1 OADU RAF	3	near Ibadan	w/o
31 Dec 1942	North American B-25C Mitchell	41-12951	United States Army Air Force (USAAF)	0	20 mi NE of Lagos	w/o
20 Dec 1942	Martin A-30 Baltimore	FA203	United States Army Air Force (USAAF)		Kano, Nigeria	w/o
23 Nov 1942	Douglas A-20B Havoc	41-2711	United States Army Air Force (USAAF)		Field north of Kano Airport	w/o
20 Oct 1942	Bristol Blenheim Mk I	BA162	Air Defence Unit ATTD RAF	3	Kano Daura Road, Kano	w/o
29 Jul 1942	Lockheed A-29A Hudson	41-23953	United States Army Air Force (USAAF)		Kano, Nigeria	w/o
13 May 1942	Curtiss P-40E Warhawk	41-24970	United States Army Air Force (USAAF)		Maiduguri, Nigeria	w/o
13 May 1942	Curtiss P-40E Warhawk	41-25014	United States Army Air Force (USAAF)		Maiduguri, Nigeria	w/o
12 Apr 1942	North American B-25F Mitchell	unknown	United States Army Air Force (USAAF)		Igbo Llapa, Ikogosi, Ekiti State	w/o
20 Nov 1941	Bristol Bombay Mk I	L5828	Khartoum CF RAF	0	Dawaki, NW of Kano, Abuja	w/o
17 Jun 1941	de Havilland DH.86 Express	G-ACWC	British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC	0	Minna	w/o
14 Jun 1941	Lockheed 18-08-01 Lodestar	241	South African Air Force - SAAF		Dodo River	w/o
6 May 1941	Bristol Bombay Mk I	L5823	216 Sqn RAF	0	Kano	w/o
14 Apr 1941	Bristol Bombay Mk I	L5830	216 Sqn RAF	3	Lagos	w/o
12 Aug 1939	Sikorsky S-38	F-AOUC	Compagnie des Chargeurs Réunis	0	Calibar, Cross River	w/o
unk. date	Cessna 402B	5N-ASL	Songhai Aircharter	0	Kaduna Airport (KAD/DNKA)	w/o

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