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Home |   About Us |   Contact Us |   Members |   Search |   Subscribe |   Disclaimer |   THE GUARDIAN CONSCIENCE, NURTURED BY TRUTH LAGOS, NIGERIA.     Monday, August 02 2004   news   editorial/opinion   policy & politics   business   metro   sports   homes/properties   media   capital market   arts     Guardian Chat Click to join the chatroom Crashed helicopter pilot died on departure eve By Pius Odiaka THE American national (name withheld) who piloted the Pan-African Airline�s Bell 412 helicopter registered as 5NBDZ that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean last Monday night had been disengaged from service and was billed to leave the country for his American home the same day. Public Affairs Section of Consulate General of U.S. in Lagos confirmed to The Guardian that an American national was on board the ill-fated helicopter. Mr. Storm Jackson who spoke on phone said an American was on board but that only Pan African Airline could reveal who piloted the plane. He described the accident as unfortunate while sympathising with the family of the victim of the crash. ��It was an unfortunate incident. We grieve for the family and will make sure that those he left behind will be well cared for,�� Jackson said at the weekend. The Managing Director of the Airline, Mr. Franz Asener was said to be ��on his way to town�� when The Guardian called at the weekend. A male officer of the airline, who spoke at 2.50 p.m. local time, said that investigation was still going on. He said further information might be available today. The pilot was said to have been the last American captain in the employment of the airline since it was acquired by Air Log. ��He was the last American Op (Operation) manager in the airline based in Escravos. He was on his way out of the country on Monday before he died the previous night,�� the source said. The helicopter, according to Mr. Sola Omole, Chevron�s General manager (Government and Public Affairs), crashed shortly after taking off from Sedco Energy rig at the company�s deepwater Nsiko field located in the Oil Mining Licence (OML) 249. The accident killed the pilot and his colleague. � 2003 - 2004 @ Guardian Newspapers Limited (All Rights Reserved).  Powered by dnetsystems.net dnet�

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