Twenty-five years after the Ill-fated ADC Airlines plane crash in Ejirin area of Lagos, families and friends of the onboard passengers are set to hold a memorial service for victims.
The Flight t086 was en route to Lagos airport at flight level (FL) 240 (approximately 24,000 ft (7,300 m) altitude) with 144 souls onboard when the crash occurred.
The accident involving a Boeing 727 aircraft had happened on 7 November, 1996 when the pilot lost control after taking evasive action to avoid a mid-air collision.
Investigation by then Accident and Incident Prevention Bureau (AIPB) had revealed that the plane crash occurred due to Air Traffic Controller error.
The Lagos Air Traffic Controller had cleared the crew of Flight 086 to descend, but erroneously thought that he had earlier cleared Flight 086 to descend to 10,000 ft (3,000 m) and that it was below the Triax aircraft.
The descent from FL240 caused Flight 086 to conflict with the Triax flight at FL160.
In memory of ADC flight 086 of 7th November 1996
A statement by some of the family members and friends said that the memorial service would hold on Sunday, 7 November, 2021 at the cenotaph by the Itoikin bridge along the Ikorodu -Epe highway.
According to the statement the cenotaph would be open from 7am. till 5 pm. for those who wanted to visit, have a quiet moment, light a candle, or lay a wreath and flowers.
