Published in the local newspaper "VANGUARD" on the 11th of November:
"At least one person was killed and three others injured in a helicopter crash yesterday at Ovwian Aladja, near Warri, Delta State. The helicopter, an AS335 twin squirrel with registration number 5N-BHU, belonging to Odengene Aviation Services (OAS) Company Limited, Maryland, Lagos, was on its way to Port Harcourt from Lagos when it crashed at about 9:00am.
Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, said among the survivors of the crash was an expatriate pilot of the helicopter. Reacting to the crash, management of OAS helicopters said the flight from Lagos was not a commercial flight, but a company flight. The company’s Executive Director, Mr. Moses Wilfur, said two Nigerians and two Filippinos were on board the helicopter at the time of the crash. According to him, the helicopter is relatively young, as it came into operation in 1999, having been manufactured on October 28, 1998. Mr. Wilfur insisted that the helicopter was airworthy at the time of the crash, due to constant maintenance.