Embraer EMB145 incident near Sokoto, Outside the U.S., June 29, 2025
On June 29, 2025 at about 12:33 pm local time, a 2002 Embraer EMB145, registered N5NBZY, was involved in an incident during enroute near Sokoto, Outside the U.S.. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 29, 2025 · about 12:33 pm local time
- Place
- Sokoto, Nigeria · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Embraer EMB145 LR, built 2002 · all EMB145s on the register
- Registration
- N5NBZY · no longer on the register · serial 628
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail during enroute defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Rolls Royce- United States AE3007A1 (turbofan); 16,251 hours total
- Operator: Africa World Airlines
The flight
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The NTSB has not released the docket for this case yet. The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), is usually released when the investigation is nearly complete, and the list here is refreshed when it appears. Check at the NTSB.
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