Interim Statement on Cessna 172 aircraft, 5N-APE

On 19th November, 2019, at about 08:45 h, a Cessna 172P (C-172P) aircraft with nationality and registration marks 5N-APE operated by Skypower Express Airways (SEA) Nigeria Limited, departed Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (DNAA) for Bida, Niger state; Nigeria on a Visual Flight Rules (VFR) flight plan, with two (2) persons on board (the Pilot and an equipment operator) and fuel endurance of six hours. The flight was meant for a Georadiometric Aerial Survey around Bida Basin. It was a scheduled six lines operations which will last for 30 minutes each.