Ondo Aircraft Crash: NAF Sets Up 12-Member Probe Panel
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it is intensifying search and recovery operations following the crash of its aircraft, ATR-42, with tail number NGR 931, in Igbokoda, the headquarters of Ilaje LGA, Ondo state, on October 5.
The aircraft had 22 passengers and three crew members on board when it crashed into the swampy area in Igbokoda. No survivors have been found.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Ehimen Ejodame, NAF’s director of public relations and information, said the service had set up a specialist aircraft accident investigation board to determine the circumstances and causes of the crash and recommend measures to prevent a recurrence.
