Douglas DC-10 crash, Jan 10, 1987, Ilorin
Douglas DC-10 accident on January 10, 1987 near Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria with no fatalities. Cause: Long touchdown during a training flight, as the...
- Date: January 10, 1987
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-10
- Location: Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Long touchdown during a training flight, as the trainee captain did not fully retard the throttles and the instructor had to assist.
A Nigeria Airways DC-10-30 training flight from Lagos to Ilorin made a long touchdown on 10 January 1987 because the trainee captain did not fully retard the throttles. No one was killed.