The first plane crash in Nigeria happened on April 12, 1942, in a quiet town of Ikogosi, in Ekiti State. The mountain called Igboilapa. Aside from being famous for being a popular tourist spot with hot and cold springs, Ikogosi is also the first place in Nigeria to have a plane crash.
How Did The Accident Happen?

During World War II, a cargo plane carrying weapons and ammunition, including explosives, crashed in Igboilapa, Ikogosi. Explosives continued to go off for several hours, making the incident even more deadly.
This set fire to the entire Igbo Irapa, now known as Igbo Balu (Aircraft Forest), and destroyed everything in the environment. We speculate that the pilot went to great lengths to maneuver the plane and crash into a wooded hill instead of a quiet town, which would have resulted in multiple deaths and property damage.
In December 2012, Pa Olu Adeniyi, one of the community elders who claimed to have witnessed the horrific incident, told Premium Times that the plane crashed at around 8:15 pm. loud noises all night.
To this day, two riddled engines and other parts of the aircraft’s fuselage can still be found on the mountain.