Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, says it has enlisted the services of aviation experts from the United States and France to examine the wreckage of the helicopter crash in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.
On October 24, a helicopter operated by East Wind Aviation and hired by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company LimitedThe aircraft, carrying six passengers and two crew members, went down in the Atlantic Ocean near Bonny Finima, off the coast of Calabar.
“Meanwhile, France, as the state of design and manufacturer of the engines, has appointed an accredited representative, assisted by a technical advisor from Safran, the engine manufacturer.”Speaking further, the minister said on November 9, “the wreckage departed the collection site on a ferry and arrived at the airport on Sunday, November 10”.
He said the NSIB would review the helicopter’s maintenance and certification documents, as well as the crew’s training and medical data.The minister said the preliminary report will be published on the NSIB website within 30 days.
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