Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante crash, Jan 31, 1997 (5 killed)
Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante accident on January 31, 1997 near Yola, Adamawa, Nigeria with 5 fatalities. Cause: The crew continued the approach below...
- Date: January 31, 1997
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante
- Location: Yola, Adamawa, Nigeria
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew continued the approach below minimum descent altitude until the aircraft struck obstacles. No final report was located.
A Skypower Express Embraer Bandeirante on a charter from Jos to Yola and onward to Maiduguri crashed while landing at Yola in poor weather. After a go-around and about an hour of holding, the crew made a second attempt. The aircraft struck trees and a power line about 700 metres short of runway 17, killing 5 of 16 people on board.