CAS orders probe of NAF trainer aircraft mishap

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has ordered probe into the immediate cause of the crash of Super Mushshak trainer aircraft in Kaduna.

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Super Mushshak trainer aircraft was involved in a minor mishap on Thursday, 7 March 2024, at about 2.35pm.

NAF spokesperson Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet said in a statement that
“the accident, which occurred at about 3.5 nautical miles from Kaduna Military airfield, involved 2 pilots who were returning from a routine training flight. Luckily, both pilots came out of the crash unscathed.”

CAS has since directed for preliminary investigation to ascertain the immediate cause of the crash, he added .