NCAA offers clarifications on airworthiness status of crashed helicopter

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 NCAA offers clarifications on airworthiness status of crashed helicopter 


The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has offered clarifications on  the registration and airworthiness status of the crashed Sirkosky helicopter belonging to Eastwind Aviation.

In a statement by the Acting Director General of the NCAA, Capt. Chris Najomo, the Authority said it is compelled to provide regulatory information on the matter because of reports distorting the the ownership and operational of the equipment.

The Authority, noted that aircraft can be tracked not only by their registration marks but also by their Manufacturer Serial Number (MSN).

It stated further that the S76C+ Helicopter with registration marks 5N-BGN and MSN:760468 was initially registered at the age of seven  Years on the 15th July, 2004 with Aero Contractors as the operator and Capital Aviation Services B.V. as the registered owner.

 The registration, the NCAA said  was re-issued on the 13th December, 2006 when the ownership of the helicopter changed to RBS Aerospace Limited.

It further clarified that the S76C+ Helicopter with registration marks 5N-BGN and MSN:760468 was de-registered by Aero Contractors on the 18th February, 2009 to Transport Canada. 

The S76C+ Helicopter with registration marks 5N-BQG and MSN:760486 was initially registered at the age of 14 Years on the 10th DEC.2012 with Nestoil Plc as the registered operator and owner. 

The registration was re-issued on the 13th July, 2021 as a result of change of operator to OMNI-BLU Aviation LTD. and Ownership change to DANBA Associates Limited.

 A further amendment of the registration was done on the 30th of May,2022 when the ownership changed to EASTWIND AVIATION LOGISTICS SERVICES LIMITED while maintaining OMNI-BLU as the operator

“The final amendment to the registration was on the 27th of February,2024 when the operator of the S76C+ Helicopter with registration marks 5N-BQG and MSN: 760486 was changed to EASTWIND AVIATION LOGISTICS SERVICES LIMITED. By this action, EASTWIND AVIATION LOGISTICS SERVICES LIMITED became the registered operator and owner of the helicopter.

“Based on the following data from our records, it is clear that some reports could not clearly differentiate the records of the recently crashed EASTWIND AVIATION LOGISTICS SERVICES LIMITED S76C+Helicopter with registration mark 5N-BQG and MSN: 760486 and the AERO CONTRACTORS DE-REGISTERED S76C+ Helicopter with registration marks 5N-BGN and MSN: 760468."


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