Enugu Air incident: NSIB releases preliminary report, identifies control tower visibility issue at Benin airport

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has released a preliminary report on a July 23, 2026 accident involving an Enugu Air aircraft at Benin airport in Edo State. The aircraft, an Embraer ERJ 170-100LR with registration marks 5N-ENR, was operating a scheduled passenger flight from Lagos to Benin with 5 crew members and 63 passengers on board.

The plane landed on Runway 05 at Benin airport at about 2:55 pm and subsequently overran the end of the runway, entering the unpaved area beyond. It then struck approach-lighting installations and two fixed concrete structures. According to the NSIB, the incident has raised safety concerns over the runway-end environment, control tower line of sight, and availability of meteorological information at Benin airport.

The NSIB has issued four immediate safety recommendations, numbered A-2026-039 to A-2026-042, to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency. These recommendations were made as part of the bureau's ongoing investigation into the accident.

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