# NTSB WPR20WA294: Bell 206, Lago, Nigeria, August 28, 2020

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 28, 2020, 11:30 local (11:30 UTC)
- Place: Lago, Nigeria
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 101896
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR20WA294
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101896/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20WA294

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: 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 government of Nigeria has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BELL 206 helicopter that occurred on August 28, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Nigeria's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Nigeria.

## Aircraft

- Registration: 5N-BQW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206 (B)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airport: DNMM

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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