Embraer EMB-120 Brasília crash, Oct 3, 2013 (16 killed)
Embraer EMB-120 Brasília accident on October 3, 2013 near Lagos-Murtala Muhammed, Lagos, Nigeria with 16 fatalities. Cause: Aerodynamic stall after...
- Date: October 3, 2013
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília
- Location: Lagos-Murtala Muhammed, Lagos, Nigeria
- Fatalities: 16
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Aerodynamic stall after liftoff, caused by low thrust from the right engine after an undetermined propeller control fault, with the crew continuing the takeoff despite warnings and rotating before V1; poor crew resource management and company culture were contributing factors.
On 3 October 2013 an Embraer EMB-120 operated by Associated Aviation as charter flight 361 began its takeoff from Lagos for Akure, Nigeria, with a takeoff configuration warning sounding. The right engine produced much less thrust and its propeller feathered; the aircraft was rotated early, veered and then stalled after liftoff and hit the ground in a steep right bank. Sixteen of the 20 people on board died.