Beechcraft 1900D crash, Mar 15, 2008 (3 killed), Bushi
Beechcraft 1900D accident on March 15, 2008 near Bushi, Cross River, Nigeria with 3 fatalities. Cause: The crew flew an approach into a VFR airstrip in...
- Date: March 15, 2008
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 1900D
- Location: Bushi, Cross River, Nigeria
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew flew an approach into a VFR airstrip in instrument conditions without maintaining terrain clearance and did not respond promptly to GPWS warnings. Route unfamiliarity, an unauthorised change from IFR to VFR and ATC monitoring shortfalls were contributing factors.
A Beechcraft 1900D on a positioning flight from Lagos to Bebi flew off its filed route, then descended under visual rules into low cloud and mountainous terrain. The crew searched for the airstrip using GPS inputs and the terrain warnings sounded but were not heeded. The aircraft hit terrain near Bushi village and was destroyed.