Lagos - São Tomé

On May 26, 1980 at 12:00 AM, Lagos - São Tomé experienced a crash involving Fokker F27 Friendship, operated by Nigerian Air Force, with the event recorded near Forcados Delta.

The flight was categorized as government and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

30 people were known to be on board, 30 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 27, passenger fatalities: 27, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The airplane was completing a special flight from Lagos to São Tomé, carrying a Nigerian delegation comprising Government officials, Army officers and journalists. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. While cruising in thunderstorm activity, the airplane went out of control, entered a dive and crashed into the sea (Gulf of Guinea) few km off Forcados. None of the 30 occupants survived the crash.

Aircraft reference details include registration NAF904, MSN 10488, year of manufacture 1972.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 5.2899°, 5.8392°.