Twenty-five years after the ill-fated ADC Airlines plane crash in Ejirin area of Lagos, families and friends of the 144 passengers on board are set to hold a memorial service for the victims that perished.
The ill-fated aircraft : Flight 086 was en route Lagos airport at flight level (FL) 240 (approximately 24,000 ft (7,300 m) altitude) when the crash occurred.
The pilot of the Boeing 727 aircraft on November 7, 1996 lost control after taking evasive action to avoid a mid-air collision.
Investigations by Accident and Incident Prevention Bureau (AIPB) attributed the cause of the crash to Air Traffic Controller error.
Air Traffic Controllers at the Lagos Airport 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) below the flight level of another airplane belonging to Triax Air.
The descent from FL240 caused Flight 086 to conflict with the Triax Air aircraft.
A statement by some of the family members and friends said the memorial service is scheduled for Sunday November 7, 2021 at the cenotaph by the Itoikin bridge along the Ikorodu -Epe Highway.
According to the statement the cenotaph will be open from 7am till 5 pm for those who wish to visit ; have a quiet moment, light a candle, or lay a wreath or flowers.