- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | October 03, 2013 |
Time: | 0932 |
Location: | Lagos, Nigeria |
Operator: | Associated Aviation |
Flight #: | 361 |
Route: | Lagos - Akure |
AC Type: | Embraer 120RT Brasilia |
Registration: | 5N-BJY |
cn / ln: | 120174 |
Aboard: | 20 (passengers:13 crew:7) |
Fatalities: | 16 (passengers:11 crew:5) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The chartered plane crashed minutes after taking off from Murtala Muhammad International Airport.The aircraft lost height, after departing runwal 18L, impacted trees, a brick wall and caught fire. The decision of the crew to continue the take-off despite the abnormal No. 2 Propeller rpm indication. Low altitude stall as a result of low thrust at start of roll for take-off from No. 2 engine caused by an undetermined malfunction of the propeller control unit. |
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