NAF, Navy, NSIB get well extra crashed plane parts in Ondo

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has recovered extra parts from it is ATR 42-500 plane that crashed in Igbokoda, Ondo State.

The Air Force introduced the event in an announcement shared on its official X social media account on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 as search and restoration operations proceed on the crash website.

According to the assertion, specialist divers from the Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) had been working with its restoration workforce to retrieve supplies from underwater and different difficult-to-reach areas.

NAF said that the operation includes a number of technical strategies, together with hydrographic surveys, satellite-based search-and-rescue imagery, excavation of mud and the elimination of extra water to achieve entry to focused location.

The service stated the groups had been conducting the train across the clock to get well supplies that could possibly be documented and preserved as a part of the continued investigation into the crash.

“Additional aircraft components have been recovered as efforts continue to locate and retrieve relevant materials for documentation and preservation in support of the ongoing investigation,” the assertion stated.

The restoration train of the NAF crashed ATR 42-500 plane brings collectively personnel from the Air Force, Navy and NSIB, with specialist divers helping within the underwater search whereas different groups work to entry areas the place related supplies could also be situated.