Plane crashes in Nigeria

137 crashes in Nigeria since 1937, with 1,796 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 137
Fatal crashes: 69
Fatalities: 1,796
First recorded: May 22, 1937
Most recent: October 5, 2026

All crashes (page 2 of 2)

September 26, 1969: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, Uli Anambra, Nigeria (5 fatalities)
August 3, 1969: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, Uli Anambra, Nigeria (4 fatalities)
June 29, 1969: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Uli Anambra, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
June 5, 1969: Douglas DC-7, Eket Akwa Ibom, Nigeria (4 fatalities)
May 8, 1969: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, Uli Anambra, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
May 6, 1969: Douglas DC-6, Uli Anambra, Nigeria (4 fatalities)
March 30, 1969: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Kano Kano, Nigeria (7 fatalities)
December 7, 1968: Douglas DC-7, Uli Anambra, Nigeria (4 fatalities)
November 14, 1968: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Warri Delta, Nigeria (3 fatalities)
September 28, 1968: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Port Harcourt Rivers, Nigeria (58 fatalities)
September 3, 1968: Avro 652 Anson, Uzuakoli Abia, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
July 13, 1968: Boeing 707, Lagos-Murtala Muhammed Lagos, Nigeria (7 fatalities)
July 1, 1968: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, Uli Anambra, Nigeria (4 fatalities)
January 21, 1968: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, Port Harcourt Rivers, Nigeria (5 fatalities)
January 17, 1968: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Lagos Lagos, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
November 15, 1967: De Havilland DH.114 Heron, Enugu Enugu, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
October 7, 1967: Fokker F27 Friendship, Lagos Lagos, Nigeria (8 fatalities)
April 4, 1967: Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer, Ughelli Delta, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
November 25, 1965: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Lagos Lagos, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
June 17, 1961: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Kano Kano, Nigeria (1 fatality)
September 26, 1958: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Port Harcourt Rivers, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
June 24, 1956: Canadair C-4 North Star, Kano Kano, Nigeria (32 fatalities)
February 5, 1955: Bristol 170 Freighter, Calabar Cross River, Nigeria (13 fatalities)
July 27, 1951: Bristol 170 Freighter, Old Kaduna Kaduna, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
November 14, 1950: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Kontagora Niger, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
May 2, 1949: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Benin City Edo, Nigeria (8 fatalities)
November 23, 1948: Avro 683 Lancaster, Lagos Lagos, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
April 10, 1948: Douglas DC-4, Kano Kano, Nigeria (1 fatality)
June 8, 1946: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Abeokuta Ogun, Nigeria (23 fatalities)
November 23, 1944: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Kano Kano, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
November 20, 1941: Bristol 130 Bombay, Dawaki Kano, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
June 17, 1941: De Havilland DH.86 Express, Minna Niger, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
June 14, 1941: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Brass Bayelsa, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
May 6, 1941: Bristol 130 Bombay, Kano Kano, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
April 14, 1941: Bristol 130 Bombay, Lagos Lagos, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
August 12, 1939: Sikorsky S-38, Calabar Cross River, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
May 22, 1937: De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth, Port Harcourt Rivers, Nigeria (0 fatalities)