Wigwe: ‘The Beginning Of A Long Process’— US Authorities Reveal Cause of Helicopter Crash Could Take 24 Months
The United States National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, has expressed that to know the exact cause of the accident, it could take 12 to 24 months for the full report on the investigation to be ready.
The board also revealed that the helicopter in which Herbert Wigwe was travelling caught fire after it crashed.
One of the board members, Michael Graham, disclosed this during a media briefing on the ill-fated helicopter crash on Sunday.
Confirmed by him, six people, including two crew members, died in the crash.
Recall that the co-founder and Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe; his wife, Chizoba; his son, Chizi; and Bimbo Ogunbanjo, a former chairman of the NGX all died in the helicopter crash that occurred on Friday night in the United States.
They were reportedly going from Palm Springs Airport to Boulder City, Nevada when the accident occurred.
Graham, while briefing reporters, said that the tragic incident occurred about 90 minutes after the charter flight took off, adding that “the helicopter impacted the terrain south of I-15 near Halloran Springs, California,” about 75 miles (120 kilometres) northeast of the city of Barstow.
Graham said: “As far as we know, there was fire when the aircraft did contact the terrain.”
He explained that witnesses said there “was rain with wintry mix” when the accident occurred, adding that ongoing investigations would reveal the cause of the crash.
According to him, investigators are still working on finding out the exact weather at the time of the crash.
“This is the beginning of a long process. We will not jump to any conclusions,” He added.
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