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Anatomy of an avoidable crash: How cockpit compromise, infrastructure gap, exe. PR nearly cost 68 lives in Benin
The Nigerian aviation industry has once again stared into the abyss and walked away on the wings of pure luck. The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau’s (NSIB) preliminary report into the July 23, 2026 runway excursion of an Enugu Air Embraer ERJ 170-100LR (5N-ENR) at Benin Airport exposes an alarming reality: when operational indiscipline in the cockpit meets infrastructural neglect on the ground, catastrophe becomes a mathematical certainty. While all 68 passengers and crew evacuated…
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