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| Date: | Tuesday 5 November 2019 |
| Time: | 07:47 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-5L9 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Peace |
| Registration: | 5N-BUJ |
| MSN: | 28721/2856 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 90 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | near Lagos -
 Nigeria
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS/DNMM) |
| Owerri-Sam Mbakwe International Airport (QOW/DNIM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NSIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft, which departed Lagos Airport in Nigeria at 07:35 local time, was en route to Owerri with 90 passengers and 6 crew members on board.
The flight crew declared an engine failure at 07:47 local time and subsequently made an air return to Lagos. The aircraft landed safely at 08:06 local time. All the occupants disembarked with no injury.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://aib.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Preliminary-Report-on-Air-Peace-5N-BUJ.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Nov-2019 07:08 | harro | Added |
| 12-Feb-2020 21:00 | harro | Updated [Source, Damage, ] |
| 21-May-2024 07:00 | ASN | Updated [Total occupants, Accident report, ] |
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