An Overland Airways ATR 72 turboprop engine aircraft with 59 passengers on board landed at the Ilorin International airport and veered off the runway hitting the pavement with no injuries to passengers.
The aircraft was performing a flight a flight from Abuja to Ilorin when the incident happened around 5:45PM Nigerian time.
Aviation authorities claimed that all 59 passengers and 4 crew members on board the aircraft were safely evacuated after the incident.
The accident investigation bureau has commenced investigations on the incident according to release from Fan Ndubuoke of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority.
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Posted: at 29-11-2014 10:17 PM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Nicer100 at 29-11-2014 10:26 PM (10 years ago) (m)
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Posted: at 29-11-2014 10:26 PM (10 years ago) | Newbie
un9ja-9ja at 30-11-2014 12:01 AM (10 years ago) (m)
@ poster, english language dey disturb you bah? Make you post for pidgin next time you hear?.Plane crash when no plane crash, na veer of the thing veer off the runway o!
Posted: at 30-11-2014 12:01 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming