Final Report on ATR 72 aircraft, 5N-BPG

Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB) was notified of the occurrence by the operator on 29th November, 2014. Investigators were dispatched to the site the next day.

On 29th November, 2014 at 15:43 h, an ATR 72 aircraft with nationality and registration marks 5N-BPG operated by Overland Airways Limited with call sign OLA1186 departed Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja (DNAA) on a scheduled passenger flight for Ilorin International Airport, (DNIL) on an Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) flight plan. Onboard were 63 persons, inclusive of 2 cockpit crew and 2 cabin crew. The Pilot was the Pilot Flying (PF) and the Co-Pilot was the Pilot Monitoring (PM).