Lagos , Nigeria ( CNN ) -- A plane carrying 20 people crashed on takeoff from Nigeria 's Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos on Thursday , killing 14 , the nation 's aviation minister said . `` The six survivors were promptly transported to the hospital and are receiving appropriate medical care , '' Princess Stella Oduah-Ogiemwonyi said in a statement on her Facebook page . Two of the injured were in critical condition , and four were in stable condition , said her spokesman , Joe Obi , on her Facebook page . The incident occurred at 9:32 a.m. when an Embraer 120 operated by Associated Airlines on a private charter flight to Akure crashed shortly after takeoff from the airport 's domestic wing and burst into flames , she said . First responders reached the crash site and extinguished the fire within two minutes , `` despite the surging crowd , '' she said . The flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder have both been recovered from the wreckage , said Muhtar Usman , commissioner with the Nigerian Accident Investigation Bureau . The identities of the victims were being withheld pending notification of relatives , Oduah-Ogiemwony said . Among the passengers were relatives of the late former governor of Ondo state , Olusegun Agagu , who were accompanying his body on the flight , Nigerian state-run TV broadcaster NTA reported . Agagu was a former aviation minister in Nigeria . In a statement from an adviser , President Goodluck Jonathan extended his condolences to relatives of the dead . `` President Jonathan views the plane crash as most unfortunate and regrettable , given the concerted efforts of the federal government to enhance aviation safety in the country , '' said the spokesman , Reuben Abati . `` He has therefore ordered a thorough investigation of the crash by all relevant agencies with a view to determining the cause and taking further actions , as may become necessary . '' CNN 's Tom Watkins contributed to this report .
Six people survived the crash in Lagos . The plane , with 20 aboard , crashed while taking off Thursday . Body of late governor of Ondo state was aboard the aircraft . His relatives were accompanying his body .