Date: | Thursday 20 June 1996 |
Time: | 07:36 |
Type: | Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II |
Owner/operator: | NAMCO |
Registration: | VR-BLJ |
MSN: | 40 |
Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Jos Airport (JOS) -
Nigeria
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | Kano-Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN/DNKN) |
Destination airport: | Jos Airport (JOS/DNJO) |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Crashed after striking a radio antenna.
CAUSE: In-flight collision with a communications mast that was installed by NITEL inside the obstacle limitations surface of the approach area of the airport. The weather condition was contributory to the accident and the error of the VOR navigation aid of more that 10 degrees radial was also a factor.
Sources:
The Federal Ministry of Aviation Nigeria
Location
Images:
![](/photos/wiki/1996/19960620_GLF2_VR-BLJ_16080.jpg)
photo (c) Pedro de la Cruz, via Werner Fischdick; Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI); July 1995
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