Lagos - Kaduna - Jos

On September 26, 1992 at 05:35 PM, Lagos - Kaduna - Jos experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by Nigerian Air Force, with the event recorded near Lagos-Murtala Muhammed Lagos.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

159 people were known to be on board, 159 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 151, passenger fatalities: 151, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Just after liftoff, while in initial climb, two engines lost power simultaneously then failed. The crew elected to find a suitable area for an emergency landing when a third engine failed. The aircraft stalled, entered a nose down attitude and crashed in a swampy area near the airport. All 159 occupants were killed, among them military personnels from Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Civilians were also among the passengers.

Aircraft reference details include registration NAF911, MSN 4624, year of manufacture 1975.