A Nigerian Air Force plane reportedly crashed in
Adamawa state on Saturday, October 10.
Premium Times reports with reference to the authorities that all crew members and passengers have died. The specific number of victims was not given.
NAF spokesman Dele Alonge issued a statement which says that the crash of the F7-Ni fighter jet
was recorded about at 4.23pm in Hong local government area when it was returning to the base. The accident was said to have been caused by bad weather conditions.
“There was no survival as the pilot of the aircraft lost his life in the unfortunate incident.”
Abubakar noted that an investigation panel had been set up “to unravel the remote and immediate causes of the accident”.
In August a NAF aircraft crashed in Kaduna state leaving seven people dead. The tragedy occurred 10 minutes after the helicopter took-off.
The aircraft was Abuja-bound and had taken off at about 6:45am from the Kaduna Military Airfield before the mishap.
After the crash, Air Force Chief Abubakar constituted an investigative panel, headed by an air vice marshal, to unravel the cause of the accident. The outcome of the investigation, like that of earlier crashes is yet to be made public.
Adamawa state on Saturday, October 10.
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| Note: This fighter jet is not the one that crashed |
Premium Times reports with reference to the authorities that all crew members and passengers have died. The specific number of victims was not given.
NAF spokesman Dele Alonge issued a statement which says that the crash of the F7-Ni fighter jet
was recorded about at 4.23pm in Hong local government area when it was returning to the base. The accident was said to have been caused by bad weather conditions.
“There was no survival as the pilot of the aircraft lost his life in the unfortunate incident.”
Abubakar noted that an investigation panel had been set up “to unravel the remote and immediate causes of the accident”.
In August a NAF aircraft crashed in Kaduna state leaving seven people dead. The tragedy occurred 10 minutes after the helicopter took-off.
The aircraft was Abuja-bound and had taken off at about 6:45am from the Kaduna Military Airfield before the mishap.
After the crash, Air Force Chief Abubakar constituted an investigative panel, headed by an air vice marshal, to unravel the cause of the accident. The outcome of the investigation, like that of earlier crashes is yet to be made public.
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