Accident description
Last updated: 23 May 2018
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | Thursday 25 October 2012 |
| Time: | ca 19:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Operator: | Taraba State Government |
| Registration: | 5N-BMJ |
| C/n / msn: | 208B-2098 |
| First flight: | 2009 |
| Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Airplane damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Yola Airport (YOL) ( Nigeria)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Jalingo Airport, Nigeria |
| Yola Airport (YOL/DNYO), Nigeria |
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan turboprop plane, 5N-BMJ, sustained substantial damage in an accident near Yola Airport (YOL), Nigeria.
The airplane operated on a domestic flight from Jalingo Airport. At 19:20 the pilot reported the airfield in sight, estimating a landing at 19:30. This was the last contact with the flight.
The Grand Caravan was found to have crashed with all victims alive with various degrees of injuries. One of the victims was the Taraba State Governor, Danbaba Suntai.
Sources:
» This Day» Premium Times NG
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Jalingo Airport to Yola Airport as the crow flies is 131 km (82 miles).
Distance from Jalingo Airport to Yola Airport as the crow flies is 131 km (82 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
