# NTSB DCA15RA171: Sikorsky S76 - C, Lagos, Nigeria, August 12, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 12, 2015
- Place: Lagos, Nigeria
- Coordinates: 6.553888, 3.411388 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=6.5539&lon=3.4114&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 91782
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA15RA171
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91782/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15RA171

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Nigeria Accident Investigation Bureau (NAIB) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a SIKORSKY S76 - C helicopter that occurred on August 12, 2015. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the NAIB investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the helicopter. All investigative information will be released by the NAIB.

## Aircraft

- Registration: 5N-BDG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S76 - C (C)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 760540
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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