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| Date: | Saturday 15 December 2012 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Agusta A109E Power |
| Owner/operator: | Nigerian Navy |
| Registration: | 07 |
| MSN: | 11508 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Okoroba, Bayelsa State -
 Nigeria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bayelsa |
| Port Harcourt |
Helicopter on a VIP mission crashed in a swampy area.
All six occcupants were killed including the governor of Nigeria's Kaduna state, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa.
Sources:
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-12-15/business/sns-rt-nigeria-crash-update-1l5e8nf3n9-20121215_1_poor-air-safety-nigeria-s-kaduna-helicopter
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Dec-2012 11:51 | UUI | Added |
| 15-Dec-2012 11:53 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Dec-2012 10:47 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 18-Dec-2012 10:20 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jan-2013 12:56 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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