Adufaye: Yea it poor servicin,hv bin 2 navy hanger in navy town 4 xcursion wen i was in sch,d low rank guys wil scater in n out of d chopper service it,officer's wil cum 4 xpection,do a little servicin 2 check it wel,d seamen we arrang it bak,move it out of d hanger,2 captain's wil cum nd fly it...

haka_nai: Azazi, Yakowa Tragedy: Crashed Navy Helicopter Had ‘Engine Failure’ After 10 Trips
Posted: December 16, 2012 - 20:37
http://saharareporters.com/news-page/azazi-yakowa-tragedy-crashed-navy-helicopter-had-%E2%80%98engine-failure%E2%80%99-after-10-trips

By SaharaReporters, New York
The Nigeria navy executive Agusta 109E helicopter, which crashed yesterday killing Kaduna State Governor Patrick Yakowa, former NSA Andrew Owoye Azazi and four others, had engine failure, naval sources have said.

SaharaReporters learned that the pilot of the helicopter communicated with the control tower in Port Harcourt to report the problem before it crashed to the ground and caught fire. The chopper belonged to the Nigeria navy, but it had been placed at the exclusive service of the president in the Niger Delta region.

passion007: You guys are funny. Every mishap Nigeria experiences has a way of alluding to Jona, otherwise you won't satiate your hankering for a conspiracy theory. Jona should buy newer aircraft, Jona should maintain them, Jona should convey VIPs wherever there is an occassion in Nigeria (o na-anya taxi?), now Sahara mentions he has ordered 2 new aircraft in the hope he will be condemned. How come a highranking security official did not see the danger in boarding an aircraft that had made 10 trips in one day? How come a Governor depends on the largesse of the President to attend a funeral? Nairalanders as usual barking up the wrong tree, and making trouble for the wrong person.

Kay-Dee:


Too early for conspiracy theories.

By 'commercial flight', I assume you mean airplane. That cannot land on a soccer field like choppers do.

oxford:

Y is sahara reporters desperate to have us believe that the helicopter crashed to the ground before it caught fire when all other news sources had it that the helicopter bursted into flame before crashing?
Why are they silent on those with motives and those who can obviously benefits from these dead.
why are they not considering 2015 as part of these equations. could they be soooo dumb?

nagoma:

How does the burial of Oronto Doughlas's father affect Nigerians? What warrants the Nigerian government helicopter to be used for the funeral shuttles?

Adufaye: Yea it poor servicin,hv bin 2 navy hanger in navy town 4 xcursion wen i was in sch,d low rank guys wil scater in n out of d chopper service it,officer's wil cum 4 xpection,do a little servicin 2 check it wel,d seamen we arrang it bak,move it out of d hanger,2 captain's wil cum nd fly it...

Denn:

if this post was written in english, it would have been beneficial to the human race. *no pun intended*

Godman_n:

So you cannot see an abuse of office here? When did navy Helicopter become a personal property of the Presidency?

The Presidency have over 7 planes/Jet on his presidential fleets which Nigerians have been shouting against. As if that was not enough, the presidency Hijacked Navy Helicopter for what has been rightly called Kabukabu just to satisfy his aide/friend Oronto Douglas. The presidency as we are getting to know also deployed the same navy to serve as same Kabukabu when his Brother died.

Is this not an impeachable offence? Can Obama or any European leader hijack the country's armed forces equipment for personal (or even state function) except in an even of war or national disaster?

Nigerian leaders have always been inept; but GEJ is representing the deepest of the dept. He is a fool and will always remain so for me.

When the South (mind you I am Igbo) were lying from both sides of our mouth about Zoning; I told people that another Ironsi is coming to Power in GEJ. Just follow the trend and you see another 1966 in the making. It is unfortunate we refuse to learn from history in our nation.

Sorry Nigerians. Until we revert back to our senses; we will continue to perish.

haka_nai: Azazi, Yakowa Tragedy: Crashed Navy Helicopter Had ‘Engine Failure’ After 10 Trips


At the time of the crash, the helicopter had reportedly done 10 shuttle trips between Port Harcourt and the burial place of Mr. Douglas's father in Okoroba. Landing and taking off from the soccer field of a decrepit local school in the town.

The flight was reportedly the last one, but the engine failed some ten minutes after takeoff, leading to the fatal crash.

Okija_juju: First of all, why was the Nigerian Navy chopper being used to ferry people back and forth from a funeral that had nothing to do with the Nigerian Navy?!

yomalex: Maintenance issues

EasyG: A failed engine/engines in a chopper does not suffice to cause a crash. It is designed to remain in flight through auto rotation which every helicopter pilot is taught. The power turbine is disengaged from the main rotor gear box and the rotor blades continue turning due to inertia and the helicopter can be landed safely as soon as possible.
There is more to this story than meets the eye obviously.

EasyG: A failed engine/engines in a chopper does not suffice to cause a crash. It is designed to remain in flight through auto rotation which every helicopter pilot is taught. The power turbine is disengaged from the main rotor gear box and the rotor blades continue turning due to inertia and the helicopter can be landed safely as soon as possible.
There is more to this story than meets the eye obviously.

Okija_juju: First of all, why was the Nigerian Navy chopper being used to ferry people back and forth from a funeral that had nothing to do with the Nigerian Navy?!

Loveangel: Believe me that crash has nothing to do with maintenance,the truth will come out soon.

vanstanzy:

Head of any body is allowed to give his/her permission as to the use of the organisations property. Surely a prior permission was given before the helicopter could be used for such engagement. Again, is that a problem?

babyosisi: [size=18pt]Imagine
A whole navy chopper is being used as flying kabukabu to ferry people back and forth from PH to Nembe[/size]
Why won't it crash
Don't they have parachutes so at least they would have jumped out since the pilot knew and reported a problem mid air

Okija_juju: First of all, why was the Nigerian Navy chopper being used to ferry people back and forth from a funeral that had nothing to do with the Nigerian Navy?!

vanstanzy: What was the maintenance schedule for the helicopter in question? For an engine to fail it must always give signs, engines don't just fail all of a sudden.
Yes, Nigerians are poor maintainers, but hell, that's some strong cover-up if u ask me.

passion007: You guys are funny. Every mishap Nigeria experiences has a way of alluding to Jona, otherwise you won't satiate your hankering for a conspiracy theory. Jona should buy newer aircraft, Jona should maintain them, Jona should convey VIPs wherever there is an occassion in Nigeria (o na-anya taxi?), now Sahara mentions he has ordered 2 new aircraft in the hope he will be condemned. How come a highranking security official did not see the danger in boarding an aircraft that had made 10 trips in one day? How come a Governor depends on the largesse of the President to attend a funeral? Nairalanders as usual barking up the wrong tree, and making trouble for the wrong person.

Godman_n:
Sorry Nigerians. Until we revert back to our senses; we will continue to perish.