Accident Van's RV-6A Air Beetle NAF054,
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Date:Thursday 28 May 2009
Time:c. 15:30 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic RV6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Van's RV-6A Air Beetle
Owner/operator:Nigerian Air Force
Registration: NAF054
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Jaji -   Nigeria
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Kaduna Military Aerodrome
Destination airport:Jaji
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The aircraft was to fly past providing air cover for ground troops, when the engine quits close to the ground and the aircraft crashed.

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20090601061732/http://www.thisdayonline.com:80/nview.php?id=144672

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-May-2009 03:35 harro Added
29-May-2009 04:10 Anon. Updated
29-May-2009 04:30 Anon. Updated
12-May-2013 14:11 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Narrative]

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