Bell 212 5NAJL
30 June 1998 · Nigeria · Fatal
Summary
On 30 June 1998 at about 00:00 local time, a Bell 212 registered 5NAJL, operated by Bristow Helicopter, was involved in an accident near Nigeria. 9 people were on board and 5 died, 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nigeria
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 212
- Registration
- 5NAJL
- Category
- Helicopter
- Operator
- Bristow Helicopter
- Operating rule
- Part 129: Foreign
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Port Harcourt → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- DCA98WA061
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Other Bell 212 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 1998 | Bell 212 | Mexico City, Mexico | Secretaria de Seguridad | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Aug 1998 | Bell 212 | Juntura, Oregon, United States | BLM (Vale District) | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1999 | Bell 212 | Snoqualmie, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1999 | Bell 212 | Rangali, Maldives | Maldavian Air Taxi (Pte) Ltd. | Fatal | 10 |
| 27 Nov 1999 | Bell 212 | Philadelphia, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Jun 1996 | Bell 212 | Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 2001 | Boeing 747-200F | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | MK Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 29 Nov 2003 | Boeing 747-200 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hydro Air Cargo | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 2005 | Boeing 737-200 | Lagos, Nigeria | Bellview Airlines | Fatal | 117 |
| 12 Jun 2005 | Boeing 727-200 | Lagos, Nigeria | Chanchangi Airline | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 2005 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | Sosoliso Airlines | Fatal | 107 |
| 29 Oct 2006 | Boeing 737-200 | Abuja, Nigeria | Aviation Development Company | Fatal | 96 |