{"id":27067244,"date":"2026-10-07T10:34:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T08:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/nigerian-air-force-atr-42-crash-ondo-igbokoda-32-killed-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T10:34:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T08:34:56","slug":"nigerian-air-force-atr-42-crash-ondo-igbokoda-32-killed-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/nigerian-air-force-atr-42-crash-ondo-igbokoda-32-killed-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 Crash in Ondo Kills All 32 on Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n<!-- mfsh:top -->\n\n<style>\n.mfsh-trigger{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;height:44px;padding:0 18px;margin:0 0 26px;border:2px solid 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Repeated calls on the radio went unanswered. Hours later, search teams found the wreckage near Igbokoda in Ondo State, close to a naval base on the edge of the coastal swamps.<\/p>\n<p>All 32 people on board, 25 passengers and seven crew, were killed. President Bola Tinubu has declared three days of national mourning.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f4f6f9;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:18px 22px;margin:8px 0 28px\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:17px\">Quick Facts<\/p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;line-height:1.75\"><li><strong>Date and time:<\/strong> 5 October 2026, contact lost at 09:13 local time (08:13 GMT)<\/li><li><strong>Aircraft:<\/strong> Nigerian Air Force ATR 42, tail number reported as NGR 931<\/li><li><strong>Route:<\/strong> Benin City to Lagos, a routine military flight<\/li><li><strong>Crash site:<\/strong> Near Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area, Ondo State<\/li><li><strong>On board:<\/strong> 32 (25 passengers, 7 crew), no survivors<\/li><li><strong>Response:<\/strong> Investigation ordered, three days of national mourning<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">A Routine Flight That Vanished<\/h2>\n<p>Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo said air traffic controllers told him that a military aircraft with the tail number NGR 931 had disappeared from contact at 09:13 local time, and that all efforts to raise it on the radio failed. Because it was a military flight, he noted, it fell outside his ministry's regulatory authority, but he pledged full cooperation with the Air Force and its chief, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke.<\/p>\n<p>The Air Force's spokesman, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, confirmed that the aircraft had been on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos and that a search and rescue operation had begun at once. Local police confirmed the crash site in the Igbokoda area. Reports from the scene describe wreckage in swampy terrain that made the recovery operation slow and difficult.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><div><em>&ldquo;The aircraft was on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos when the accident occurred.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame<\/strong> &mdash; Director of Public Relations, Nigerian Air Force, 5 October 2026<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">The ATR 42 in Nigerian Service<\/h2>\n<p>The ATR 42 is a twin-turboprop regional airliner built by the French-Italian manufacturer ATR. The Nigerian Air Force operates the type in the ATR 42-500MP Surveyor configuration, a maritime patrol version with a surveillance radar and sensor suite, as well as for transport tasks. A Nigerian Air Force ATR 42-500MP serialled NAF931 was photographed in 2013, the same number reported for the aircraft lost on Monday.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/nigerian-air-force-atr-42-500mp-surveyor.jpg\" alt=\"Flight deck of a Nigerian Air Force ATR 42-500MP Surveyor\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">The flight deck of a Nigerian Air Force ATR 42-500MP Surveyor. Photo: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>No cause has been given. President Tinubu has ordered a thorough investigation into the crash.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">A Nation in Mourning<\/h2>\n<p>In a statement, Tinubu called it a painful moment for the armed forces and the whole country, adding that Air Force personnel put their lives on the line every day to secure Nigeria. Flags across the country are flying at half-staff during the three days of mourning.<\/p>\n<p>The crash adds to a difficult record. Nigeria's Punch newspaper counted ten military air incidents in five years, prompting fresh calls for reform. For the families of the 32, those debates will come later. For now, the country is counting its losses.<\/p>\n<p>News Central TV reported from the aftermath:<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uNV9NrvB5BE\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Sources: AeroTime, AVweb, Sahara Reporters, DW, Anadolu Agency, Xinhua, Punch<\/em><\/p>\n\n<!-- mfsh:bottom -->\n\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"mfsh-trigger mfsh-bottom\" data-mfsh-placement=\"bottom\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><svg><use href=\"#mfsh-i-share\"\/><\/svg>Share this story<\/button>\n\n<!-- \/mfsh:bottom -->\n\n\n<style>.mfq{margin:34px 0 8px}.mfq h2{font:26px\/1.3 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117;padding-top:22px;margin:0 0 6px}.mfq .qa details{border-top:1px solid #5C91FF;margin:0;padding:0}.mfq .qa details:last-of-type{border-bottom:1px solid #e2e7ee}.mfq .qa summary{cursor:pointer;list-style:none;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:16px;padding:22px 26px;font:18px\/1.7 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117}.mfq .qa summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mfq .qa summary::after{content:\"+\";font:24px Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#3568e0;flex:0 0 auto}.mfq .qa details[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mfq .qa details:hover summary{color:#3568e0}.mfq .qa .a{font:16px\/1.7 \"Gilroy regular\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#454e5e;padding:0 26px 24px}.mfq .qa .a a{color:#3568e0}@media(max-width:680px){.mfq .qa summary{padding:18px 14px;font-size:17px}.mfq .qa .a{padding:0 14px 20px}}<\/style>\n\n\n<section class=\"mfq\"><h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2><div class=\"qa\"><details open><summary>What happened to the Nigerian Air Force ATR 42 in Ondo State?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">A Nigerian Air Force ATR 42 on a routine flight from Benin City to Lagos lost contact at 09:13 local time on 5 October 2026 and crashed near Igbokoda in Ondo State. All 32 people on board were killed.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>How many people died in the Nigerian Air Force crash in Ondo?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">All 32 people on board the Nigerian Air Force ATR 42 died: 25 passengers and seven crew members.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>What caused the Nigerian Air Force ATR 42 crash?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">No cause has been announced. President Bola Tinubu has ordered a thorough investigation into the crash of the Nigerian Air Force ATR 42.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Where did the Nigerian military plane crash?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">The Nigerian Air Force ATR 42 came down near Igbokoda in the Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, southwestern Nigeria, close to a naval base in a swampy coastal area.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>What is the ATR 42?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">The ATR 42 is a twin-turboprop regional aircraft built by the French-Italian manufacturer ATR. 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