TW658

On November 23, 1948 at 12:00 AM, TW658 experienced a crash involving Avro 683 Lancaster, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Lagos Lagos.

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.

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The tail wheel broke off on landing at Ikeja Airport, Lagos. There were no casualties among the 7 crew members of the 82nd Squadron but the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration TW658.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 6.4343°, 3.4096°.