Accident Investigation Bureau; Nigeria (AIB) was notified of the serious incident by the Operator in the evening of 24th January, 2019. Air Safety Investigators were dispatched to the site and arrived Port Harcourt Military Airport on 25th January, 2019. Post incident assessment commenced immediately under the provision of Civil Aviation (Investigation of Air Accident and Incidents) Regulations 2019 and ICAO Annex 13. All stakeholders were notified appropriately.
On the 23rd of January 2019, a Dornier 328-100 aircraft with nationality and registration marks 5N-DOX departed Finima, Bonny on a Visual Flight Rules (VFR) flight plan as flight DAV462. On board were 2 Pilots, 1 Cabin Crew, 1 Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, and 12 Passengers.
5N-DOX was routing Finima Bonny to Port Harcourt Military (DNPM) and from DNPM to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja (DNAA) on that day.
