Fairchild-Hiller FH-227 crash, Apr 1, 1990, Lagos-Murtala...
Fairchild-Hiller FH-227 accident on April 1, 1990 near Lagos-Murtala Muhammed, Lagos, Nigeria with no fatalities. Cause: Maintenance performed in the...
- Date: April 1, 1990
- Aircraft: Fairchild-Hiller FH-227
- Location: Lagos-Murtala Muhammed, Lagos, Nigeria
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Maintenance performed in the days before the flight was not recorded in the logbook.
On 1 April 1990 a Concord Airlines Fairchild Hiller FH-227B (5N-ATL) on a scheduled Lagos to Port Harcourt service drifted right during its takeoff roll from runway 19L, struck the right runway shoulder and left the paved surface. The aircraft came to rest in grass a few dozen metres beyond the runway and all 52 occupants evacuated safely. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.