Lagos - Kano

On June 26, 1991 at 09:00 PM, Lagos - Kano experienced a crash involving BAc 111, operated by Okada Air, with the event recorded near Sokoto Sokoto.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

53 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 49 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 7.5%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 48, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Lagos to Kano, the crew was informed that a landing at Kano Airport was impossible due to poor weather conditions. The crew diverted to Sokoto but weather was also poor over there so ATC instructed the crew to follow a holding pattern as the airport was closed to traffic. After few dozen minutes, the crew informed ATC about fuel shortage, reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft landed in an open field located 6 km east from Sokoto Airport, lost its undercarriage and slid for few dozen meters before coming to rest. Four passengers were killed, 24 people were injured and 25 others escaped uninjured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 5N-AOW, MSN 094, year of manufacture 1967.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 13.7352°, 5.0043°.