The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has started an investigation into the crash of a light single airplane on Tuesday in the Ikeja area of Lagos State.
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The agency mandated to probe transportation accidents and serious incidents in Nigeria, in a statement on Tuesday evening, called on the general public to assist it in conducting a comprehensive investigation by providing information in the form of pictures, video or recording evidence.
“The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has been notified and commenced investigation into an accident involving a Jabiru J430, a light single airplane with Nationality and Registration Marks 5N-CCQ operated by Air First Hospitality & Tours, which occurred around a little after 1500hrs local time on August 1, 2023,” NSIB said in the aforementioned statement.
“The aircraft was on a test flight within Lagos with two passengers onboard before it crashed around Oba Akran area of Lagos State with no fatalities.
“The aircraft caught fire on impact but the spread was contained by the rainfall at the time of impact. The two souls on board were taken to the hospital.”
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, Nigeria is under the Federal Ministry of Aviation and is responsible for investigating any civil aircraft accident and serious incident arising out of, or in the course of air navigation and occurring either in or over Nigeria, or occurring to Nigerian aircraft elsewhere.
Nnamdi Maduakor is a Writer, Investor and Entrepreneur
