Breaking: Federal Government Releases Statement On Plane Crash Involving Minister Of Power, Adelabu

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau has released initial findings more than a month following the plane crash involving Flints Aero Services Limited, the aircraft transporting the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, from Abuja to Ibadan.

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In a recent statement by Mr. Tunji Oketunbi, the Head of Public Affairs, the NSIB disclosed that Flints Aero Service, the owners of the aircraft, were implicated. The Bureau revealed that the airline, entrusted with the minister’s flight, had been issued a Permit for Non-Commercial Flight, explicitly prohibiting the use of the aircraft for transporting passengers, cargo, or mail for hire or reward. However, the flight disregarded this permit regulation.

According to the report, the plane accommodated ten individuals, including two cockpit crew and one cabin crew, with a fuel endurance of three hours.

The report also unveiled that the crew lacked adequate experience in night-time flight operations, and the airline faced allegations of violating its Air Operator Certificate issued by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority.

The statement read: “The flight departed Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for Ibadan Airport, Oyo state, as a charter flight on an Instrument Flight Rules flight plan. On board were ten persons, including two cockpit crew and one cabin crew, with fuel endurance of three hours.”Post-incident inspection of the aircraft confirmed substantial damage to the fuselage, the landing gear and flaps.

“The passengers disembarked without any injury, while the Cockpit Voice Recorder and Flight Data Recorder were recovered in good condition, and recordings were intact after the occurrence.”Flints Aero Services Limited was issued with a Permit for Non-Commercial Flight. The PNCF issued to Flint Aero Services Limited stipulates that the aircraft shall not be used to carriage passenger(s), cargo or mail for hire or reward.

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Source; Bushradiogist