Nigerian Air Force Vows To Unveil Cause Of Helicopter Crash

Following the crash of an Air Force helicopter which went down at the site of the old National Defence Academy in Kaduna state earlier today, the Nigerian Air force (NAF) has vowed to unveil the cause of the crash. 

In a swift reaction to the crash, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has set up a panel to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash. The helicopter was a NAF Dornier-228 aircraft with call sign NAF030.

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In a statement issued in Abuja today, by the director of public relations and information, NAF headquarters,  Air Commodore Dele Alonge, the panel to investigate the crash will be headed by an Air Vice Marshal.

The statement further revealed that  the chief of air staff has aborted his official trip to Port Harcourt and would visit the crash site and families of some of the deceased personnel. He would be accompanied by the Air Officer Commanding Training Command, AVM Alikali Mamu during the visit.

The statement said the aircraft crashed into a house at Ribadu Cantonment, Kaduna killing all passengers on board.

“A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Dornier-228 aircraft, with call sign NAF030, has crashed into a house at Ribadu Cantonment, Kaduna. Though no casualty was recorded on ground, there were no survivors among the passengers on board the aircraft’’, the statement said.

It  was Abuja bound and had taken-off at about 6.45a.m. from the Kaduna Military Airfield before the incident occurred.

Alongetold the News Agency of Nigeria that the bodies of the passengers had been recovered while fire fighters had been mobilised to the crash site to curtail fire from spreading to other buildings in the area.

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Meanwhile, two weeks back, the Accident Investigation Bureau announced that they have recovered the black box of the Bristow helicopter that crashed into the Lagos lagoon on Wednesday, August 12, 2015.

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