# NTSB WPR19WA036: Air Tractor 401B, Rukubi, Nigeria, October 4, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 4, 2018, 08:15 local (08:15 UTC)
- Place: Rukubi, Nigeria
- Coordinates: 7.901111, 8.322777 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=7.9011&lon=8.3228&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98726
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR19WA036
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98726/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19WA036

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On October 4, 2018, about 0815 coordinated universal time, an Air Tractor AT-401B airplane, 5N-BTV, executed a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Rukubi, Nigeria. The pilot sustained minor injuries and the airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was operated under the pertinent civil regulations for the government of Nigeria. The Nigerian Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) is investigating the incident. As the state of manufacture of the airplane, the NTSB has designated a US accredited representative to assist the AIB in its investigation. All inquiries concerning this incident should be directed to: AIB Safety House Murtala Muhammed International Airport P.M.B. 016 Ikeja, Lagos Nigeria http://www.aib.gov.ng/

## Aircraft

- Registration: 5N-BTV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR 401B
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-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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