De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Sep 13, 1994 (3 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on September 13, 1994 near Abuja, Abuja Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria with 3 fatalities. Cause: The crew...
- Date: September 13, 1994
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Abuja, Abuja Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew started the final descent prematurely after misunderstanding the VOR position, with poor weather as a contributing factor.
A Aero Contractors Twin Otter on a Lagos to Abuja charter flew into low cloud, heavy rain and turbulence while the Abuja ILS was out of calibration. The crew flew a VOR/DME approach but misjudged the VOR position and started the final descent too early. The aircraft struck a mountain slope about 12 km short of runway 22. Sources differ on whether three or two people were killed.