The US National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report on the helicopter crash which killed late Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, his wife, son and other business associates.
According to Hobnob News reports, the law enforcement and eyewitnesses observed the helicopter transporting Wigwe engulfed in flames before it crashed.
“The helicopter followed I-15 toward the planned destination of Boulder City Municipal Airport (BVU), Boulder City, Nevada, climbed between 4,000 – 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.
“The accident site was located 0.31 miles east-southeast of the last data point at an elevation of about 3,360 ft msl.
“According to law enforcement, several witnesses who were traveling in vehicles on I-15, called 911 to report observing a ‘fireball’ to the south.
According to the board; “wreckage was located in high mountainous desert and scrub brush covered terrain, and debris were scattered about 300 ft along a 120° magnetic heading from the initial impact point”.
“All major helicopter components were identified at the accident site,” the report indicated.
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