Crashed Bell Helicopter Declared Non-Airworthy 3 Years Ago
August 29, 2020
1:17 pm
A Bell 206-B3 helicopter with registration number 5N-BQW, which crashed on Salvation Road, Opebi, Lagos State, on Friday, was declared non-airworthy three years ago.
The helicopter crashed with three persons onboard.
While two crew members died on the spot, the third person earlier rescued and taken to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, later died.
Documents showed that the crashed helicopter was declared non-airworthy in 2017 by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority.
The aircraft was also used in the past by different Nigerian airline operators to dupe NCAA into issuing them Air Operators’ Certificates.
The AOC, which authorises an …
