Video of How Leicester City Owner's Helicopter Lost Control And Crashed
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Video of How Leicester City Owner's Helicopter Lost Control And Crashed
The helicopter appears to take off normally, rising from the stadium
CCTV has captured the moment Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha's helicopter crashed after take-off before crashing and killing all five passengers.
The CCTV Footage shows the billionaire's helicopter taking off from the King Power Stadium. before it started malfunctioning, it then spins out of control mid-air before hurtling towards the ground and bursting into flames.
He perished with his assistant Kaveporn Punpare and Nursara Suknamai, a Thai beauty queen turned PA, when the aircraft spiralled into a 'dead man's curve' when its tail rotor apparently failed.
The helicopter's pilot Eric Swaffer and his girlfriend co-pilot Izabela Lechowicz also died - but potentially saved hundreds of lives by crashing away from the crowds of fans who saw Leicester play West Ham.
The chilling footage shows it spinning out of control just seconds later before plummeting towards the ground
The Air Accident Investigation Branch [AAIB] has confirmed they have found the black box of the aircraft recorder and will be forensically examining the wreckage and crash site before moving it to Farnborough, Hampshire, by Friday.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is carrying out an investigation into what caused the Agusta Westland AW169 helicopter to crash a few hours after the Foxes' 1-1 result against West Ham.
AAIB said in the Statement: 'We recovered the digital flight data recorder on Sunday afternoon and one of our inspectors traveled back to Farnborough with the recorder the same evening.
'Today, our inspectors in Farnborough will start working on the recorder, which was subject to intense heat as a result of the post-accident fire.
'Our inspectors are continuing to work with the police on site. We expect to be here until the end of the week.'
See the video below:
Source: Daily Mail UK
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