One of Jabiru aircraft series- J430
An investigation has begun into an air accident involving a Jabiru J430, a South African light aircraft brand that is assembled in Nigeria and operated by Air First Hospitality & Tours Ltd.
The light, single-engine airplane with Nationality and Registration Marks, 5N-CCQ, crash-landed on Oba Akran road, Ikeja, Lagos State, opposite the United Bank of Africa, UBA, branch on that road. The crash occurred around a little after 1500hrs local time on the 1st of August 2023.
A media statement by the National Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB, the agency statutorily charged with investigating serious incidents and accidents by every means of transportation either on air, road, water, rail, or cable car, said: “The aircraft was on a test flight within Lagos with two passengers on board before it crashed around Oba Akran area of Lagos State with no fatalities”.
According to the NSIB account, “the aircraft caught fire on impact but the spread was contained by the rainfall at the time of impact”, the statement said.
It added that the two souls on board were taken to the hospital.
However, the NSIB hereby solicits credible information from the general public in the form of pictures, video, or recording shreds of evidence to assist in conducting a comprehensive investigation in order to come up with a foolproof report on the crash.
To that end, the Bureau can be reached through info@aib.gov.ng and NSIB Nigeria on its social media platforms. The Bureau can also be reached on its emergency line at +234-807-709-0909.
The NSIB is a multimodal investigation agency charged with the mandate to investigate transportation accidents and serious incidents in Nigeria with the aim of identifying the probable causes and proffering safety recommendations that can prevent reoccurrence.
LASEMA ACCOUNT OF INCIDENT
Meanwhile, a statement by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, signed by its Permanent Secretary, PS, Dr. Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, said four souls were on board the aircraft.
The statement added that “all four casualties have been retrieved from the aircraft alive. They have been transferred to hospital for further care”, the statement claimed.
The PS also revealed that “the area has been cordoned off and is being blanketed to prevent a secondary incident”.
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