ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 26175
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| Date: | Thursday 5 October 1978 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31P Pressurized Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Edok-Eter-Mandilas |
| Registration: | 5N-AQZ |
| MSN: | 31P-7300135 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Okitipupa, Ondo State -
 Nigeria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Benin City Airport, Benin City, Edo, Nigeria (BNI/DNBE) |
| Lagos International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos (LOS/DNMM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-G-BBHZ (from 7 September 1973). UK registration cancelled 29 July 1976 as "to Nigeria" where became 5N-AQZ. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 5 October 1978 when crashed at Okitipupa, Ondo State, Nigeria [at approximate co ordinates 6°30′15″N, 4°46′46″E] killing the pilot (the sole person on board)
Sources:
1. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1288742/
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-BBHZ.pdf
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1978/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-cheyenne-in-nigeria-1-killed/]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Apr-2015 23:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2017 15:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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