Leicester City helicopter crash ruled an accident at jury inquest

Worn ball bearing led to loss of control after takeoff with crash killing five people including club chairThe deaths of five people, including the former Leicester City FC owner, killed when a helicopter crashed outside the city’s stadium and became engulfed in flames, have been ruled as accidental by an inquest jury.An inquest into the deaths of club chair Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, the helicopter’s pilot, Eric Swaffer, his partner and co-pilot, Izabela Lechowicz, and passengers Nusara Suknamai and Kaveporn Punpare concluded at Leicester city hall on Tuesday, over six years after the 2018 crash. Continue reading...

Leicester City helicopter crash ruled an accident at jury inquest

Worn ball bearing led to loss of control after takeoff with crash killing five people including club chair

The deaths of five people, including the former Leicester City FC owner, killed when a helicopter crashed outside the city’s stadium and became engulfed in flames, have been ruled as accidental by an inquest jury.

An inquest into the deaths of club chair Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, the helicopter’s pilot, Eric Swaffer, his partner and co-pilot, Izabela Lechowicz, and passengers Nusara Suknamai and Kaveporn Punpare concluded at Leicester city hall on Tuesday, over six years after the 2018 crash. Continue reading...