NCAA Suspends Operations of Bristow Helicopter S76 Series

Following Wednesday's controlled crash of a Bristow Helicopter, NCAA (Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority) has suspended the operation of the Bristow Helicopters Limited's Sikorsky S-76X++ type till further notice.

The Helicopter crashed into the high sea around 10am on yesterday with 11 passengers including two crew members on board.

According to Daily Trust, it is the same type of Helicopter operated by the company that was involved in a crash on August the 12th, 2015 killing six of the 12 souls on board.

Due to frequency of the crash involving the aircraft type, the NCAA decided to suspended the operation of the series to enable it carry out a full scale investigation on its operations with particular emphasis on its Sikorsky S- 76C++ type.

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Bristow chopper crash: Bodies Of US Pilot And Co-Pilot Recovered

The bodies of the two remaining persons missing from Wednesday’s Bristow helicopter crash in Lagos have been recovered by the search and rescue team.

The bodies, recovered at about 10.25 a.m. yesterday were that of a white American, Captain Jay Wyatt, who was the pilot and a black, who was the co-pilot.

The two-man crew perished when the twin-engine Sikorsky 76C+ plunged into the water north of the city as it was heading back from an oil rig on Wednesday.

The bodies were brought to the shore of the lagoon at 10.45 a.m.

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