Military Plane Crash: AIB Commences Investigation, Recovers Black Boxes
LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB -N) said it has been mandated by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to lead investigation into the crash of a military aircraft that occurred on Friday at Kaduna International Airport.
The crash had onboard 11 people including the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru. It was reported that this is a clear departure from the past when military plane crashes were investigated by a board within the Nigerian Airforce without the involvement of the AIB, a body statutorily set up to investigate air accidents and serious incidents in the aviation sector. Aviation experts have clamoured for the involvement of the civil authorities in the investigation of military crashes following repeated incidents.
General Manager, Public Affairs of AIB, Tunji Oketunbi, in a statement, disclosed that the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) from the crashed Beechcraft 350 aircraft have been recovered.
He said investigation has commenced.
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on May 23 2021. Filed under National.
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