DBasia.news – The investigation of the helicopter crash of Leicester City boss, Vichai Srivaddhanaphrabha has ended. Police released that there was a device malfunction causing five deaths.
Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) did the investigation. He said the cockpit pedal wasn’t connected properly with the back propeller. This part defines the flying direction.
The helicopter crashed. Due to that incident, Leicester postponed their match.
The malfunction caused Vichai’s helicopter was uncontrolled and fell not too far from King Power Stadium. The European Aviation Safety Agency asked to conduct a thorough safety check to similar helicopter type.
“The failure of the system led to the pitch of the tail rotor blades being changed “until they reached the physical limit of their travel,” the investigator stated.
“The initiating cause and exact sequence of the failure that resulted in the loss of tail rotor control are being investigated as a priority,” he continued.
Vichai died with his two assistants, Nusara Sukmanai and Kaveporn Punpare. Two other victims are Eric Swaffer (pilot) and Izabela Roza Lechowicz (copilot). They died after the helicopter crashed and fired not too far from Leicester City home.