Late Ex-Taraba Gov, Suntai Not Certified To Fly Aircraft -AIB

The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), yesterday, said late former Taraba State Governor, Danbaba Suntai, was not certified to operate the Cessna 208B Caravan aircraft which crashed on October 25, 2012.
The bureau said the aircraft, with registration number 5N-BMJ, which crashed at Kwanan-Waya Village, Yola South in Adamawa State, was also not in the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) registry.
Our correspondent reports that the AIB Commissioner, Mr Akin Olateru, made the disclosure at the release of six final accidents/serious incidents reports in Lagos.
The released reports include that of the serious incident involving a Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-223 aircraft which occurred on Feb. 13, 2018 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
Also included is the incident involving a Diamond 40 aircraft belonging to the International Aviation College, Ilorin on Nov. 25, 2013.
Others are the crash of a Bristow Helicopter aircraft which occurred in Lagos on Feb. 3, 2016 and the incident involving Gulfstream 200 aircraft belonging to Nest Oil which occurred on Jan. 20, 2018 at the Abuja Airport.
Also released was the report on the incident involving Dana Air MD 83 aircraft with registration number 5N-SRI, which occurred at the Port Harcourt Airport on Feb. 20, 2018.
Olateru said 24 safety recommendations were generated from the six final reports, adding that the AIB now had a total of 46 final reports and 178 safety recommendations since its inception in 2007.
“These safety recommendations are very important towards preventing re-occurrence of similar accidents or serious incidents, and when adhered to, can impact air safety positively, not only in Nigeria, but also globally,” he said.