ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176277
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| Date: | Friday 10 November 2006 |
| Time: | 09:05 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | OAS Limited |
| Registration: | 5N-BHU |
| MSN: | 3146 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ovwian, Aladja, Delta State -
 Nigeria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS/DNMM) |
| Port Harcourt Airport (PHC/DNPO) | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB Nigeria |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter flew into some high tension cables and crashed. One occupant died immediately, another died later in hospital.
Causal Factor
The pilot’s decision to conduct the flight under a Special Visual
Flight Rule (SVFR) in an Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) as depicted by the weather forecast.
Contributory Factors
1. The pilot’s descent from 500ft without a clear visual reference.
2. The pilot was not instrument rated.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://newstrack.ng/business/61-economy/6140-aib-blames-pilots-others-for-four-nigerian-plane-crashes
https://newsdiaryonline.com/aib-releases-reports-on-crash-of-iboris-plane-3-others/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2015 09:48 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-Apr-2018 14:09 | harro | Updated [Time, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 11-Oct-2021 16:44 | harro | Updated [Date, Accident report] |
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