NIGERIA- The International Aviation College, Ilorin, Kwara State, has disclosed that one of their training aircraft crash-landed yesterday within the college vicinity.

CEOAFRICA.com gathered that the plane had an instructor and two students onboard, but they escaped unhurt.

Speaking about the incident, the Acting Rector of the Institution, Adulmumini Abdulkarim said the way the people onboard the plane escaped was very commendable:

“Today, an incident involving a single-engine aircraft DA40 with registration number 5N-BRD occured at 11.33am. Three people were on board.

“They escaped without injury. They were taken to the college’s clinic for proper check and certified okay.

“The college contacted the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), which are the regulatory bodies. We are awaiting their arrival from Abuja.”

The rector added that the aircraft suffered structural damage, adding that this was the first crash in the last two years experienced by the Institution.