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The First Plane Crash In Nigeria At Igbo Ilapa Hill In Ikogosi, Ekiti In 1942 by AutoJoshNG: 5:17am On Mar 26, 2019


The chance of surviving an air crash is very slim and as such is a disaster when they occur. According to statistics, most air crash occur during takeoffs or landing. Crashes during aircraft cruising are very minimal.

According to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, aviation accident is defined as an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft, which takes place from the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight until all such persons have disembarked, and in which:


A person is fatally or seriously injured
The aircraft sustains significant damage or structural failure
The aircraft goes missing or becomes completely inaccessible.


It is worthy of mention to say that the first fatal aviation accident was near Wimereux, France, on the 15th day of June, 1785. The crash killed Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier who is the balloon inventor, and the other occupant, Pierre Romain.

According to the research we at Autojosh were able to put together, the first plane crash in Nigeria occurred on April 12, 1942 at about 8:15pm on Igbo Ilapa Hill. It is a hill in Ikogosi town of Ekiti state. Ikogosi is the town where warm and cold spring co-exists on a spot. It attracted a lot of tourists.



The crash was during the World War II. A cargo plane loaded with ammunition which included explosives. Even after the crash, the explosives kept exploding for several hours. The explosion set the entire forest on fire which ended up destroying everything that existed there. Till this moment, two hole riddled engines and other body parts of the plane still lies on the hill.

When it comes to the first Nigerian owned aircraft to crash in Nigeria, Nigeria as a country recorded its first plane crash on November 20, 1969. The crashed aircraft was a government-owned DC-10 aircraft. It was traveling from London and ended up crash-landing in Lagos. The crash claimed the lives of 87 passengers and a crew on board.

Source: https://autojosh.com/first-plane-crash-nigeria-history/

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Re: The First Plane Crash In Nigeria At Igbo Ilapa Hill In Ikogosi, Ekiti In 1942 by JasonScoolari: 5:45am On Mar 26, 2019
Nice one from you AutoJoshNG, but I will tell you with so much fact that some "Planes" have been crashing in Benin, Edo State.

This "Planes" do take off at night and some unlucky crash in the morning.
The one that happened in Sakponbà road 1932 claimed the life of a female "pilot"
After taking off from the busiest Coven International Airport, She crashed the beautiful "Plantain Leaf Plane" while trying to land but was stopped by those high tension wires at the busy Sakponbà road.

We also have similar incident of illegal landing by one popular "pilot" He complained that the fuel got finished mid air, which landed him in a very sharp electric bulb wire owned by Mountain of Fire Church.

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Re: The First Plane Crash In Nigeria At Igbo Ilapa Hill In Ikogosi, Ekiti In 1942 by Imustreturn(m): 7:21am On Mar 26, 2019
Plane crash isn't a thing to behold
Re: The First Plane Crash In Nigeria At Igbo Ilapa Hill In Ikogosi, Ekiti In 1942 by tillaman(m): 9:42am On Mar 26, 2019
Omg see as the thing scatter!! Plane crash no be joke, it’s very hard to see a plane crash survivor that Kechi girl is really lucky yo

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Re: The First Plane Crash In Nigeria At Igbo Ilapa Hill In Ikogosi, Ekiti In 1942 by Okeyjesus(m): 12:23pm On Mar 26, 2019
Dear Poster, are the irons and rods still there? Make I go use dem do trade by batter...

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Re: The First Plane Crash In Nigeria At Igbo Ilapa Hill In Ikogosi, Ekiti In 1942 by eastTKBorn: 12:24pm On Mar 26, 2019
Chance for survival are slim
Re: The First Plane Crash In Nigeria At Igbo Ilapa Hill In Ikogosi, Ekiti In 1942 by Godsgift7837: 12:24pm On Mar 26, 2019
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Re: The First Plane Crash In Nigeria At Igbo Ilapa Hill In Ikogosi, Ekiti In 1942 by ItzDonDaddy(m): 12:24pm On Mar 26, 2019
Re: The First Plane Crash In Nigeria At Igbo Ilapa Hill In Ikogosi, Ekiti In 1942 by Kendumazy(m): 12:24pm On Mar 26, 2019
Plane crash. The survival is just too slim. Mercy journey to every one of us.

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Re: The First Plane Crash In Nigeria At Igbo Ilapa Hill In Ikogosi, Ekiti In 1942 by OpssonD1: 12:24pm On Mar 26, 2019
This month no wan end Boiz don broke abeg

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Re: The First Plane Crash In Nigeria At Igbo Ilapa Hill In Ikogosi, Ekiti In 1942 by wakes: 12:25pm On Mar 26, 2019
grin
JasonScoolari:
Nice one from you AutoJoshNG, but I will tell you with so much fact that some "Planes" have been crashing in Benin, Edo State.

This "Planes" do take off at night and some unlucky crash in the morning.
The one that happened in Sakponbà road 1932 claimed the life of a female "pilot"
After taking off from the busiest Coven International Airport, She crashed the beautiful "Plantain Leaf Plane" while trying to land but was stopped by those high tension wires at the busy Sakponbà road.

We also have similar incident of illegal landing by one popular "pilot" He complained that the fuel got finished mid air, which landed him in a very sharp electric bulb wire owned by Mountain of Fire Church.

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Re: The First Plane Crash In Nigeria At Igbo Ilapa Hill In Ikogosi, Ekiti In 1942 by AngelicBeing: 12:25pm On Mar 26, 2019
JasonScoolari:
Nice one from you AutoJoshNG, but I will tell you with so much fact that some "Planes" have been crashing in Benin, Edo State.

This "Planes" do take off at night and some unlucky crash in the morning.
The one that happened in Sakponbà road 1932 claimed the life of a female "pilot"
After taking off from the busiest Coven International Airport, She crashed the beautiful "Plantain Leaf Plane" while trying to land but was stopped by those high tension wires at the busy Sakponbà road.

We also have similar incident of illegal landing by one popular "pilot" He complained that the fuel got finished mid air, which landed him in a very sharp electric bulb wire owned by Mountain of Fire Church.
Hian tongue

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Re: The First Plane Crash In Nigeria At Igbo Ilapa Hill In Ikogosi, Ekiti In 1942 by Phygo(m): 12:25pm On Mar 26, 2019
All Die na Die.
Re: The First Plane Crash In Nigeria At Igbo Ilapa Hill In Ikogosi, Ekiti In 1942 by Houseofglam7(f): 12:26pm On Mar 26, 2019
Scary shit cry
Re: The First Plane Crash In Nigeria At Igbo Ilapa Hill In Ikogosi, Ekiti In 1942 by wethebest(m): 12:26pm On Mar 26, 2019
Omo
Re: The First Plane Crash In Nigeria At Igbo Ilapa Hill In Ikogosi, Ekiti In 1942 by sotall(m): 12:26pm On Mar 26, 2019
JasonScoolari:
Nice one from you AutoJoshNG, but I will tell you with so much fact that some "Planes" have been crashing in Benin, Edo State.

This "Planes" do take off at night and some unlucky crash in the morning.
The one that happened in Sakponbà road 1932 claimed the life of a female "pilot"
After taking off from the busiest Coven International Airport, She crashed the beautiful "Plantain Leaf Plane" while trying to land but was stopped by those high tension wires at the busy Sakponbà road.

We also have similar incident of illegal landing by one popular "pilot" He complained that the fuel got finished mid air, which landed him in a very sharp electric bulb wire owned by Mountain of Fire Church.
Not funny

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Re: The First Plane Crash In Nigeria At Igbo Ilapa Hill In Ikogosi, Ekiti In 1942 by Ayoswit(f): 12:26pm On Mar 26, 2019
Good one op.
Re: The First Plane Crash In Nigeria At Igbo Ilapa Hill In Ikogosi, Ekiti In 1942 by kuntash: 12:26pm On Mar 26, 2019
No other news to put on front page ?
Re: The First Plane Crash In Nigeria At Igbo Ilapa Hill In Ikogosi, Ekiti In 1942 by Nobody: 12:26pm On Mar 26, 2019
1942 at 8.pm Haba which kind lie be that

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Re: The First Plane Crash In Nigeria At Igbo Ilapa Hill In Ikogosi, Ekiti In 1942 by fleeter001: 12:27pm On Mar 26, 2019
Life!
Re: The First Plane Crash In Nigeria At Igbo Ilapa Hill In Ikogosi, Ekiti In 1942 by ogmask: 12:27pm On Mar 26, 2019
JasonScoolari:
Nice one from you AutoJoshNG, but I will tell you with so much fact that some "Planes" have been crashing in Benin, Edo State.

This "Planes" do take off at night and some unlucky crash in the morning.
The one that happened in Sakponbà road 1932 claimed the life of a female "pilot"
After taking off from the busiest Coven International Airport, She crashed the beautiful "Plantain Leaf Plane" while trying to land but was stopped by those high tension wires at the busy Sakponbà road.

We also have similar incident of illegal landing by one popular "pilot" He complained that the fuel got finished mid air, which landed him in a very sharp electric bulb wire owned by Mountain of Fire Church.

For your mind na joke u joke so. Like say the kpians wey dey your town dey make pple rich.

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Re: The First Plane Crash In Nigeria At Igbo Ilapa Hill In Ikogosi, Ekiti In 1942 by SuperIgbo1(m): 12:28pm On Mar 26, 2019
The Swaste is associated with miseries.

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Re: The First Plane Crash In Nigeria At Igbo Ilapa Hill In Ikogosi, Ekiti In 1942 by fellakuti: 12:30pm On Mar 26, 2019
any survivor
Re: The First Plane Crash In Nigeria At Igbo Ilapa Hill In Ikogosi, Ekiti In 1942 by uuzba(m): 12:31pm On Mar 26, 2019
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Re: The First Plane Crash In Nigeria At Igbo Ilapa Hill In Ikogosi, Ekiti In 1942 by figure007(m): 12:31pm On Mar 26, 2019
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