‘Mayday, mayday, my engines have failed’: Reasons planes crash

“Mayday, mayday”! Those are the words associated with pilots experiencing distress with their planes during flight and the words are usually uttered to air traffic controllers for help.The crash of a Nigerian Air Force, NAF, ATR-42 aircraft, a twin-engine turboprop configured for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, ISR, operations, has raised fresh questions over the cause of the accident and the overall safety of military aviation in Nigeria.