ENG25WA049

NTSB incident investigation · Embraer EMB145 · Sokoto, Nigeria · June 29, 2025

IncidentClass 3 · Foreign
Date
June 29, 2025, 13:33 local (12:33 UTC)
Place
Sokoto, Nigeria · IFSD during cruise, continued to DNSO
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
5N-BZYEmbraer EMB145
Defining event
Enroute: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
Investigation class
Class 3
NTSB office
Aviation Engineering Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
200661

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.

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Findings · 1

NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings.

Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.

Aircraft

Registration
5N-BZY
Reported as
Embraer EMB145 (LR)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
628
Built
2002
Engine
Rolls Royce- United States AE3007A1, 7,580 lbs thrust, turbo fan
Damage
No damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Africa World Airlines