{
  "id": 15307443,
  "title": "NSIB begins investigation as foreign-registered aircraft loses door mid-air",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/nsib-begins-investigation-as-foreign-registered-aircraft-loses-door-15307443",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T00:00:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nsib-begins-investigation-as-foreign-registered-aircraft-loses-door-mid-air/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has launched an investigation into a foreign-registered Challenger 604 aircraft operated by Triton Aviation, which experienced a door separation mid-air while en route from Abuja to Lagos. The incident occurred shortly after the aircraft departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at 16:12 UTC on Thursday. The aircraft, registered in San Marino, was climbing through 3,500 feet at an altitude of 3,500 feet when the crew issued a 'may day' signal following the separation of the door. Once the aircraft returned to Abuja and landed safely on Runway 22 at 16:34 UTC, it was discovered that the missing door had been recovered and secured at the NSIB's wreckage hangar. The NSIB stated that it had commenced an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the occurrence.",
  "summary": "The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau has begun investigating a Triton Aviation aircraft that lost its door mid-air after departing Abuja for Lagos. Read More: https://punchng.com/nsib-begins-investigation-as-foreign-registered-aircraft-loses-door-mid-air/",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "NSIB begins investigation as foreign-registered aircraft loses door mid-air",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/nsib-begins-investigation-as-foreign-registered-aircraft-loses-door",
        "published": "2026-10-18T00:00:57.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}