charter flight
Air charter is the business of renting an entire aircraft (i.e., chartering) as opposed to individual aircraft seats (i.e., purchasing a ticket through a traditional airline).
Regulation
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operated by
Associated Aviation
Associated Aviation was an airline based in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. It was established in 1996 and operates passenger and cargo services within Nigeria and in West Africa. Its main base was Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. As of ...
that on 3 October 2013 crashed on takeoff from
Lagos
Lagos ( ; ), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria. With an upper population estimated above 21 million dwellers, it is the largest city in Nigeria, the most populous urban area on the African continent, and on ...
, Nigeria, killing 16 of the 20 people on board. The aircraft, a twin turboprop Embraer 120 Brasilia, was transporting the body of Nigerian politician
Olusegun Agagu
Olusegun Kokumo Agagu (; 16 February 1948–13 September 2013) was a Nigerian politician who was a governor of Ondo State from 29 May 2003 until February 2009, when a court voided his re-election as governor on account of electoral irregula ...
to
Akure
Akure is a city in south-western Nigeria. It is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Ondo State. The city had a population of 403,000 as of the 2006 population census. Its current population is estimated at 774,000.
Accident
The aircraft was conveying the body of former governor of Ondo State
Olusegun Agagu
Olusegun Kokumo Agagu (; 16 February 1948–13 September 2013) was a Nigerian politician who was a governor of Ondo State from 29 May 2003 until February 2009, when a court voided his re-election as governor on account of electoral irregula ...
from Lagos to Akure for burial. It lifted off from runway 18L of Murtala Mohammed Airport at about 09:32 local time (08:32
UTC
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). The crew received warnings from the aircraft's aural warning system during the takeoff-roll and also failed to make "V1" and "rotate" calls; the aircraft then struggled to gain altitude immediately after takeoff.Crash: Associated E120 at Lagos on Oct 3rd 2013, lost height after takeoff UPDATE ''The Aviation Herald''. Retrieved 12 October 2013. Less than a minute after lifting off, the aircraft impacted terrain in a nose-down-and-near-90-degrees-
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attitude.
Reports differ but according to the manifest the flight had 13 passengers and seven crew; four passengers and two crew survived the accident but one of passengers later died in hospital. Fatalities included relatives of Olusegun Agagu; and officials of the Ondo State Government. An elaborate burial ceremony planned for Agagu was postponed as a result of the crash.
Aircraft
The aircraft used for the flight was an
Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia
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The EMB 120 began development during 1974. While initially conceived as ...
,
registered
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5N-BJY, and manufactured in 1990, at the time of the crash, 5N-BJY was 23 years old. It was delivered to Associated Aviation in May 2007.
Investigation
Nigeria's Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) was responsible for the investigation.Crash: Associated E120 at Lagos on Oct 3rd 2013, lost height after takeoff ''The Aviation Herald''. Retrieved 3 October 2013. On 11 October 2013, the AIB released a preliminary report suggesting that improperly configured flaps for takeoff might have led to the crash. The report also reveals that the No. 1 engine appeared to be working normally whilst the No. 2 engine produced significantly less thrust.