The NSTB will release a preliminary report of
the crash within 30 days
The
Airbus EC130 aircraft was heading to Boulder City from Palm Springs,
California, when it crashed near Halloran Springs, California, about 80 miles
south of Las Vegas.
The
National Transportation Safety Board, on Tuesday, released photos of the
helicopter crash that killed the 57-year-old GMD of Access holdings, Herbert
Wigwe.
Wigwe,
a top banker and entrepreneur, was killed in the crash alongside his wife,
Chizoba, son, the former Group Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc.,
Mr. Abimbola Ogunbanjo, and two crew members.
The
helicopter departed Palm Springs, California toward Boulder City, Nevada around
8:45 p.m. on Friday, February 9. According to NTSB, the crash was reported
around 10:08 p.m. south of the I-15 near Halloran Springs, California.
NTSB
meteorologists later confirmed what witnesses first told investigators about
the weather during the crash, describing it as “rain with a wintery mix.”
Investigations are also underway into reports of downed power lines at the
accident site.
Additionally,
witnesses claimed to have seen fire as the aero plane touched ground.
Investigators
were able to get flight tracking data, which ended a quarter of a mile
from the position of the wreckage. Prior to the disaster, the data indicated a
small right turn and a slow drop.
According
to what the wreckage indicated, the helicopter struck the earth at a
“nose-low and right-bank angle.”
Within
the next thirty days, the NTSB will produce a preliminary report on the crash;
after a 12- to 24-month inquiry, the full report will be released.
The
chopper Wigwe had boarded was headed to Las Vegas when it crashed near a border
city between Nevada and California Friday night local time.
However,
Wigwe’s Special Assistant, Faleye Olusola, whose name was on the manifest,
escaped death miraculously as he did not board the ill-fated flight but opted
to travel by road.
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