Abuja - Port Harcourt

On March 12, 2010 at 12:00 AM, Abuja - Port Harcourt experienced a crash involving Aeritalia G.222, operated by Nigerian Air Force, with the event recorded near Port Harcourt Rivers.

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

52 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 52 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 47, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

After landing at Port Harcourt Airport, the aircraft skidded then veered off runway and came to rest. All 52 occupants were rescued, among them 10 were slightly injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair. All passengers were members of the intervention group taking part to a disaster response operation.

Aircraft reference details include registration NAF950, MSN 4070.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.8317°, 7.0118°.