1992 Nigerian Air Force C-130 crash

On 26 September 1992, a Nigerian Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules crashed three minutes after take-off from Lagos, Nigeria. All 159 people on board were killed, including 8 foreign nationals. The aircraft was taking off at high weight and three engines failed.

1992 Nigerian Air Force C-130 crash

NAF911, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in August 1989
Accident
Date	26 September 1992 (1992-09-26)
Summary	Multiple engine failure during take-off
Site	In the Ejigbo canal, Lagos, Nigeria
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Lockheed C-130H Hercules
Operator	Nigerian Air Force
Registration	NAF911
Flight origin	Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Nigeria
Destination	Kaduna Airport, Nigeria
Occupants	159
Passengers	151
Crew	8
Fatalities	159
Survivors	0

A total of 151 Nigerians, 5 Ghanaians, 1 Tanzanian, 1 Zimbabwean, and 1 Ugandan military officers were confirmed to have died. This is the deadliest crash of a C-130 Hercules. ^[1]