Interim Statement on Viking Twin Otter aircraft, 5N-SHE

On 13th June 2022, a Twin Otter DHC-6-400 aircraft with nationality and registration marks 5N-SHE operated by Caverton Helicopters Limited was scheduled to depart Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base Port Harcourt (DNPM) for Forcados Airstrip on a Command Line Training flight in TAKE-OFF, APPROACH and LANDING procedures. On board the aircraft were four crewmembers, including the Line Training Captain, Trainee Pilot, Observer and Engineer. The endurance was two hours 50 minutes. The Trainee Pilot was the Pilot Flying (PF) while the Line Training Captain was the Pilot Monitoring (PM).