Dornier DO228 crash, Aug 29, 2015 (7 killed), Old Kaduna
Dornier DO228 accident on August 29, 2015 near Old Kaduna, Kaduna, Nigeria with 7 fatalities.
- Date: August 29, 2015
- Aircraft: Dornier DO228
- Location: Old Kaduna, Kaduna, Nigeria
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A Nigerian Air Force Dornier Do 228 took off from Kaduna Military Airfield for Abuja with seven people on board. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, it went out of control and crashed into a house in Ribadu Cantonment, bursting into flames. All two pilots, two engineers and three passengers were killed, and the Air Force set up a panel to investigate; no cause had been published in the sources reviewed.