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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Port Harcourt, Nigeria · December 16, 2025

AccidentClass 5 · Foreign
Date
December 16, 2025, 18:55 local (18:55 UTC)
Place
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
5N-ASRCessna 172
Defining event
Unknown: Loss of engine power (total)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
202210

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
5N-ASR
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Part 91