Kaduna – Ibadan

On July 27, 1951 at 12:00 AM, Kaduna – Ibadan experienced a crash involving Bristol 170 Freighter, operated by West African Airways Corporation, with the event recorded near Old Kaduna Kaduna.

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.

0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While approaching Ibadan, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and decided to return to Kaduna. On final approach, both engines stopped and the pilot-in-command attempted a belly landing 3 km short of runway threshold. The aircraft came to rest and was damaged beyond repair while all occupants were evacuated safely.

Aircraft reference details include registration VR-NAX, MSN 12784, year of manufacture 1946.

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