members crash landed this evening Saturday November 29th
in Ilorin, Kwara state. The plane, coming from Abuja, was
said to have overshot the runway after it landed.
Below is a statement from the Nigeria Civil Aviation
Authority, NCAA, about the incident
"An Overland flight 1186, an ATR 72 aircraft with
Registration number 5N-BPG from Abuja airport to
Ilorin, carrying fifty nine passengers and four crew
members,veered off the runway at low speed after a
normal landing at the Ilorin Airport. The incident
which occurred today Saturday, November 29, at
4.45pm, has no casualty recorded. However, the
Accident and Prevention Bureau in conjunction with
the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has begun an
investigation into the cause of the incident. The
authority wishes to use this medium to reassure
Nigerians that safety of the traveling public is still
paramount and cannot be compromised.” the
statement read...
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