
Bola Tinubu
This is coming after the helicopter crashed in Port Harcourt, and Nigerians have been reacting.
According to him, the Director-General of NSIB, Alex Badeh, the crashed helicopter was actually not fitted with a Flight Data Recorder, and that was a clear violation of the Part 7.8.2.2(q) of Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig. CARs) Act 2023.
He added that the helicopter crew members also used non-standard phraseology throughout the flight.
His words, “The helicopter was fitted with a solid-state cockpit voice recorder; The helicopter was not fitted with a Flight Data Recorder; although Part 7.8.2.2(q) of Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig. CARs) 2023 requires that FDR shall be fitted on the helicopter; The flight crew used non-standard phraseology throughout the flight.
There were no standard callouts for the various phases of the flight; The helicopter Radio Altimeter (Rad alt) was snagged and deferred on October 18, 2024, six days before the accident; No dew point data was reported in the weather information passed to 5N-BQG on the day of the occurrence.
Struggling to gain balance right before crashing into the ocean.”
WOW.