The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) says it is collaborating with its United States counterpart, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to intensify investigation on the helicopter that caused the death of Herbert Wigwe and five others.
The Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of the NSIB, Mrs Bimbo Oladeji, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
Wigwe, who until his death was the Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, his wife, son, former Group Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc, Abimbola Ogunbajo and some others were onboard the ill-fated Airbus Helicopter EC130B4 helicopter.
She said that in the aftermath of the accident, the Director General of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, Captain Alex Badeh established contact with NTSB, in accordance with Chapter 5 subsection 27 of ICAO’s Annex 13 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation – Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation, which grants a State (nation) special interest in an accident involving its citizens.
Following the helicopter crash which occurred on Friday, February 9, 2024, at about 10:08 PM. (Pacific Standard Time) near Interstate 15 in Halloran Springs, California, the NTSB confirmed the accident via its post on X and stated that it had dispatched its “Go Team” to investigate the accident.
The ill-fated helicopter, operated by Orbic Air, LLC as a Part 135 charter flight, departed from Palm Springs, California, at 8:45 p.m. PST, en route to Boulder City, Nevada, said Michael Graham, a board member of the National Transportation Safety Board, during a news conference on Saturday.
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