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C-130 Accidents & Mishaps for the Nigerian Air Force

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Found 2 aircraft, displaying privacy.html- 2 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
26 Sep 1992 [ w/o] NAF911 C-130H Details
Crashed near Lagos, Nigeria with all 158 (confirmed) people on board killed. Exact number of those on board is not known as there was no manifest, so was likely more. Aircraft started losing engines one-by-one shortly after take off. The aircraft plowed into the ground in a nose steep angle with only one operating engine three minutes into the flight.
14 Jul 2012 [ sto] NAF917 C-130H-30 Details
A Boeing 747-700 from Arik Airlines (reg. SNMJI) struck the wing of this C-130 while parked at Jos Airport. The wing and an external fuel tank were damaged. Infact a section of wing from the 737 was left in the wing of the C-130.



Abbreviations and symbols:
[act] Active [i/a] Instructional Airframe [sto] Stored (e.g. at AMARG)
[cld] Cancelled Order [msh] Involved in Mishap [w/o] Write-off
[con] Converted [o/o] On Order
[des] Destroyed (drone) [pre] Preserved (museum, gateguard) T/V LM Aero Type/Version (Construction) number
[emb] Embargoed [scr] Scrapped Photo Available
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