The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau has raised fresh safety concerns over the runway-end environment, control tower line of sight and availability of meteorological information following the runway overrun involving an Enugu Air aircraft in Benin, Edo State.
The NSIB, in its preliminary report on the July 23, 2026 accident, said it had issued four immediate safety recommendations to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency.
The recommendations, numbered A-2026-039 to A-2026-042, followed the bureau’s ongoing investigation into the accident involving an Embraer ERJ 170-100LR aircraft with nationality and registration marks 5N-ENR, operated by Enugu Air Limited.
The aircraft was involved in the accident at about 2:55 pm while operating scheduled passenger flight ENU4264 from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, to the Oba Akenzua II Airport, Benin.
According to the preliminary report disclosed in a statement signed by the NSIB Director, Public Affairs and Family Assistance, Funke Arowojobe, on Friday, the aircraft had five crew members and 63 passengers on board when it landed on Runway 05 at the Benin airport.
