Kaduna – Abuja

On August 29, 2015 at 06:47 AM, Kaduna – Abuja experienced a crash involving Dornier DO228, operated by Nigerian Air Force, with the event recorded near Old Kaduna Kaduna.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a city crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

Shortly after takeoff from the Kaduna Military Airfield, while climbing, the aircraft went out of control and crashed into a house located in the Ribadu Cantonment, bursting into flames. All seven occupants (two pilots, two engineers and three passengers) were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration NAF030, MSN 8219, year of manufacture 1993.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 10.6503°, 8.4836°.