A Bell 206-B3 helicopter that crashed on Salvation Road, Opebi, in the Ikeja area of Lagos State, on Friday, has no black box, the Accident Investigation Bureau has said.

AIB, the investigating body in charge of all aviation-related accidents and incidents in Nigeria, however, noted that investigation has since commenced without the black box.

A Bell 206-B3 helicopter that crashed on Salvation Road, Opebi, in the Ikeja area of Lagos State, on Friday, has no black box, the Accident Investigation Bureau has said.

AIB, the investigating body in charge of all aviation-related accidents and incidents in Nigeria, however, noted that investigation has since commenced without the black box.

According to the International Civil Aviation Organisation, the United Nations specialised agency for global aviation regulation, black boxes, also known as flight recorders, are one of the most relied upon resources for the improvement of aviation safety. Audio recordings from cockpit voice recorders are valuable for post-accident safety analysis, especially to know what transpired on the aircraft (mostly the pilots’ last conversation) prior to their accidents.

The PUNCH had earlier reported that the copter with Nationality Registration Marks 5N-BQW operated by Quorum Aviation was about two minutes to reach its destination at Murtala Muhammed Airport when it crashed into a fence separating two houses at 16A, Salvation Road.

The copter had three persons aboard and while two crew members died on the spot, the survivor in a critical condition died a few hours later at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja.

AIB in a statement released on Friday solicited the assistance of the general public to aid its investigation to unravel circumstances which led to the crash.

“We want the public to know that we would be amenable to receiving any video clip, relevant evidence, or information any members of the public may have of the accident; that can assist us with this investigation,” the Bureau said, imploring eyewitnesses to contact it through its social media platforms.

However, speaking in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Saturday morning, AIB General Manager, Public Affairs, Tunji Oketumbi, said, “It is not every aircraft that carries black boxes, especially helicopters, some of them have but some of them don’t have based on the manufacturer’s design. But in this case, the Bell 206-B3 helicopter did not carry any black box.

“A black box is just to show us the way and shorten the duration of investigation and narrow the process but we can still do investigation without it.

“Cockpit voice recorders document the conversation of the pilots but if we don’t have that, we still have the other components of the helicopter like the engine which will help in our investigation.”

Oketumbi added that a preliminary report on the possible cause of the crash would be released but urged the general public not to assume the cause of the accident until the report is released.

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Ofcourse a 1986 bell 206 will have no black box .. I doubt any model of the Bell 206 ever came with a black box till it morphed into the Bell 407

Fraud

Make una kuku tell us say una don't know wetin e be or una no go fit analyze am

Even developed countries d crack brain to analyze it not to talk of sixth world nation like naija

Chai

GamalNasser:
Ofcourse a 1986 bell 206 will have no black box .. I doubt any model of the Bell 206 ever came with a black box till it morphed into the Bell 407

A 1986 helicopter?

which kin country be this

Shit men.

Someone that's at the verge of giving up was brought before you, knowing very well as a professional you are, that life is irreplaceable. you had to standby and waiting till death finishes its biding for his life all in the name of police report, before you can do your best in Saving his life. Tueh!

Some of you may start blaming the law, but do you think a doctor would be jailed or sentence to death for saving anyone's life without doctor's reports? Well, I will leave the answer to you.

This country is just not fit any way. Starting from we finding happiness in things that ordinarily we should be sad, to how we just do anything anyhow, because it's Nigeria.

Men, someone should just take up the fucking trumpet from angel Gabriel and do the thing. Because, should a story like this involve any of my person(may God forbid bad thing). That doctor we experience what it is like to wait for police report.

Nigeria police of all the police in the world. That was how I went to get their reports when my mobile was snatched from me enroute pH, the lady on counter asked me to pay some amounts before she can refer me to the person that would give the report. And will have to go and get affidavit. I just told her that I will be back the next day, till tomorrow.

It's not just the politicians, we all are badly fucking this nation to coma. The politicians were once ordinary. Take that ape man in edo state for example. Once a leader of the labour union suddenly change at the sight of power.

Chika, rest on.

Lalasticlala play me DEVILS Work by Lucas Joyner.

Rip to the dead

Let's join hands to look for the box.

Buhari is shocked!!!

N86 billion has been approved to get a black box.

The minister of aviation has applied for $90 billion loan from the Chinese government for the acquisition of 200 black box.

The EFCC has launched investigation into the misappropriation of the $90 billion.

Buhari administration has accused the immediate past government of misuse of the fund.

Atiku Campaign: Vote for me and I will make sure that every helicopter in Nigeria... including Keke napep has individual black box.

Hmm

Not a new scenario, actually...

Just as Nigeria is on autopilot and has no president.

deltateam:
Let's join hands to look for the box.

We will send 7 able bodied men into the evil forest to find the black box.

The Eyes of the gods have spoken

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just imagine....

maybe it was snatched away like ballot box.

For God's sake why would you fly an aircraft that has no black box

How?

Can a car with no engine move?

Just negodu.Anything goes in Nigeria.

See how we operate in this country. This clearly shows that most of these planes are not fit for operation any longer.

We value money more than life.What am I even saying, a politician ones said,that they value cows more than human being.

Alal:
For God's sake why would you fly an aircraft that has no black box

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Because in Nigeria nothing accident is their portion and God is in control. They take silly risks and blame the devil. Somehow someone's uncle in the village will be blamed for the crash.

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GreaterFuture1:

A 1986 helicopter?

Yes the one that crashed was made in 1986 and the last 206 was produced in 1996 before it was re-engineered and market as the Bell 407

even with the black box
all the people involved would still compromise themselves

helinues:
How?

So can a car with no engine move?

What sort of comparison is this, sir?

helinues:
How?

So can a car with no engine move?

Lol. Bros, black box is just a recording device. It's not an engine.

However, black boxes are reccommended but not mandatory for helicopters.

na wa oo

LIARS!!!!! BBC PIGDIN CAPTURED THE BLACK BOX..

joey150:


Lol. Bros, black box is just a recording device. It's not an engine.

Exactly... Recording device to monitor the activities of the plane..So it's important on every journey