Shocking! Crashed Helicopter Was Declared Non - Airworthy By NCAA, But Bribe Did The Magic.

Shocking revelation on the helicopter that crashed in Opebi Lagos Has emerged.

Two crew members died on spot while the 3rd person that was rushed  to the Lagos state university teaching hospital later died.

News has emerged that this helicopter was declared non-airworthy three years ago by NACC, but owners were able to bribe their way through and got license to operate.

Documents seen by SaharaReporters showed that the crashed helicopter was declared non-airworthy in 2017 by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. 

The aircraft was also used in the past by different Nigerian airline operators to dupe NCAA into issuing them Air Operators’ Certificates.

The AOC, which authorises an operator to carry out specific commercial air transport operations, is issued once the NCAA was satisfied that the operator had the required personnel, assets, and systems to ensure the safety of its employees and general public.

An operator applying for AOC is required to have an air transport license from the NCAA, which permits it to operate scheduled passenger or cargo air services in the country.

A source told SaharaReporters that some of the operators use same helicopters previously presented by others to obtain AOCs from the NCAA including the ill-fated Bell 206-3 aircraft with registration number 5N-BQW.

The crashed aircraft, the source disclosed, was used at different times by Omni-Blue Aviation Services and Quorum Aviation to obtain AOCs from the NCAA.

Now this calls for serious concern...

What faith do we have in the airplanes operating in Nigeria.