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Home ยป Herbert Wigwe: Helicopter was fireball before crash’ – US NTSB updates
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Herbert Wigwe: Helicopter was fireball before crash’ – US NTSB updates

OsunDailyBy OsunDailyFebruary 24, 2024No Comments2 Mins Read
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The United States, US, National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, has said the chopper that killed the founder of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe was a fireball before it crashed.

A few weeks ago, Wigwe, his wife, son, and Abimbola Ogunbanjo, the former Group Chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc, NGX Group, were involved in a helicopter crash in California.

However, an investigation by NTSB said witnesses reported that the weather on the sad day of the crash was a mixture of rain and snow.

According to the Board, the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology built in the helicopter that provides the position of an aircraft, recorded an increase in ground speed before the crash.

โ€œThe accident flight departed Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) at 2045 under visual flight rules and flew a northwesterly heading for about 2 miles before following US Highway 111 to Interstate (I) 10 at altitudes varying between 2,500 โ€“ 3,000 ft mean sea level (msl).

โ€œThe helicopter continued along I-10, crossed over San Bernardino International Airport, San Bernardino, California, and then followed I-215 to I-15.

โ€œThe helicopter followed I-15 toward the planned destination of Boulder City Municipal Airport (BVU), Boulder City, Nevada, climbed between 4,000 โ€“ 5,500 ft msl, then descended to about 3,500 ft msl near Barstow, California, where the ADS-B track data was lost about 2146, likely due to terrain interference.

โ€œADS-B data resumed at 2207 near the Halloran Springs/I-15 exit west of the accident location. The last ADS-B data points for the flight tracked east-southeast, gradually descended in altitude, and increased in ground speed (see Figures 1 and 2).

โ€œThe accident site was located 0.31 miles east-southeast of the last data point at an elevation of about 3,360 ft msl.

โ€œAccording to law enforcement, several witnesses who were travelling in vehicles on I-15 called 911 to report observing a โ€˜fireballโ€™ to the south.

โ€œThe witnesses reported the weather conditions in the area were โ€œnot goodโ€ and it was raining with a snow mix. The accident site was located by law enforcement at 2346,โ€ the report partly read.

The NTSB furthered that the โ€œwreckage was located in high mountainous desert and scrub brush covered terrain, and
debris was scattered about 300 ft along a 120ยฐ magnetic heading from the initial impact point.โ€

โ€œAll major helicopter components were identified at the accident site,โ€ the report added.


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