# NTSB DCA14WA177: Embraer EMB120, Lagos, Nigeria, October 3, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 3, 2013
- Place: Lagos, Nigeria
- Coordinates: 6.577222, 3.321111 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=6.5772&lon=3.3211&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 90626
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA14WA177
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90626/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14WA177

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Nigeria Accident Investigation Bureau (NAIB) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving an Embraer120 airplane that occurred on October 03, 2013. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist NAIB's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of engine accessories. All investigative information will be released by NAIB.

## Aircraft

- Registration: 5N-BJY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER EMB120
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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