Bell 412 EP 5N-BIQ
3 August 2007 · Eket, Nigeria · Fatal
Summary
On 3 August 2007 at about 06:35 local time, a Bell 412 EP registered 5N-BIQ, operated by Bristow Helicopter Nigeria Ltd, was involved in an accident near Eket, Nigeria. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Eket, Nigeria
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 412 EP
- Registration
- 5N-BIQ
- Category
- Helicopter
- Operator
- Bristow Helicopter Nigeria Ltd
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Eket → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- NTSB number
- WAS07WA013
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 2007 | Bell 412SP | Nakatsugawa, Japan | Toho Air Service Co,. LTD. | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jan 2008 | Bell 412HP | Puebla, Mexico | - | Fatal | 8 |
| 11 Dec 2006 | Bell 412SP | Hesperia, California, United States | Lifenet, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 27 Nov 2006 | Bell 412 | Cafasse, Torino, Italy | Air Green s.r.l | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Mar 2008 | Bell 412EP | Santa Cruz, Peru | Helinka S.A.C. | Fatal | 10 |
| 21 Sep 2005 | Bell 412EP | Llano Grande, Mexico | Policia Federal Preventiva | Fatal | 9 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2006 | Boeing 737-200 | Abuja, Nigeria | Aviation Development Company | Fatal | 96 |
| 14 Jul 2008 | Boeing 737-282 | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | Chanchangi Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 2006 | Boeing 727-277 | Lagos, Nigeria | DHL | 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 |