The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, has commenced investigation to an incident involving a Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft with Nationality and Registration Marks 5N-BXR belonging to Valuejet Airlines.
The aircraft, with 62 passengers and 5 crew upon landing at the Port Harcourt International Airport from Lagos overshot the runway at runway 03.
There was no injury or fatality, as all the passengers and crew members were safely evacuated.and no damage to the aircraft was reported.
it occurred around 3:32pm (Local Time) on 14th November, 2023, a statement by Dr James Odaudu
Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection,
NSIB indicated.
The statement said ‘the Bureau has commenced the process of unravelling the immediate and remote causes of the incidence, with our Investigators already at the scene.*
The Bureau appeals to the public and the media to avoid speculations about the likely causes, while also respecting the privacy of those on board.
