London - Rome - Kano - Lagos

On November 20, 1969 at 08:45 AM, London - Rome - Kano - Lagos experienced a crash involving Vickers VC-10, operated by Nigeria Airways, with the event recorded near Lagos-Murtala Muhammed Lagos.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

87 people were known to be on board, 87 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 11, crew fatalities: 11, passengers on board: 76, passenger fatalities: 76, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an uneventful flight from Kano, the crew started the descent to Lagos-Ikeja Airport. The captain was cleared for a straight-in approach but encountered low visibility due to foggy conditions. On final, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck trees and crashed 13 km short of runway 19. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 87 occupants have been killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 5N-ABD, MSN 804, year of manufacture 1962.