The Accident Investigation Bureau has announced that the flight recorder, popularly known as black box, of the Sikosky 76 helicopter that crashed into the lagoon in the Oworonshoki area of Lagos on Wednesday, 12 August has been recovered.
The Sikosky 76 helicopter marked 5N-BGD and operated by Bristow Helicopters was believed to have departed SEDCO oil platform offshore and crashed shortly.
The search party led by Julius Berger with the assistance of a hired diver located the Black box recorder, which is expected to assist the investigators in unraveling the cause of the accident.
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The Flight Data Recorder (FDR) contains data generated from different parts of the aircraft, including the engines and the avionics while the Cockpit Voice Recorder will unveil conversations within the cockpit and between the pilots and the Control Tower.
According to the AIB, investigation has extended to retrieving documents and other materials from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and the airline operator.
Other information will be released to the public as they unfold and according to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Annexe 13.
