5N-ABD, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in London Heathrow Airport in early 1969.
Accident
Date
20 November 1969
Summary
Undetermined; probable CFIT due to pilot error
Site
13 kilometres (8.1 mi; 7.0 nmi) N of Lagos/Ikeja International Airport (LOS)
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Vickers VC10
Operator
Nigeria Airways
Registration
5N-ABD
Flight origin
London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL)
1st stopover
Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA/LIRA)
Last stopover
Kano International Airport (KAN/DNKN), Nigeria
Destination
Lagos/Ikeja International Airport (LOS/DNMM), Nigeria
Occupants
87
Passengers
76
Crew
11
Fatalities
87
Survivors
0
On 20 November 1969, Nigeria Airways Flight 825,[1] a Vickers VC10 aircraft, crashed while on approach to Lagos International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria killing all 87 people on board.
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