US releases ultimate report, reveals reason for helicopter crash that killed Herbert Wigwe

The U.S. Nationwide Transportation Security Board, NTSB, has launched its ultimate report on the helicopter crash that killed Herbert Wigwe, the previous Group Chief Govt Officer of Entry Holdings Plc, alongside together with his household and others in February 2024.

The report, issued on Monday, concluded that the crash was primarily brought on by the pilot’s resolution to proceed flying below visible flight guidelines regardless of coming into instrument meteorological situations.

Based on the report, this crucial error led to the pilot’s spatial disorientation and subsequent lack of management of the plane.

DAILY POST experiences that the tragic accident occurred on February 9, 2024, close to the California-Nevada border.

All six folks aboard the helicopter perished, together with Wigwe, his spouse Doreen, their son Chizi, and Abimbola Ogunbanjo, former Group Chairman of the Nigerian Change Group Plc.

Along with pilot error, the NTSB cited systemic failures by the helicopter operator.

The company stated the corporate’s insufficient oversight of its security administration processes contributed to the crash. Investigators discovered lapses in pre-flight threat assessments, upkeep documentation, and regulatory compliance.

“The Nationwide Transportation Security Board (NTSB) determines the possible reason for this accident to be: The pilot’s resolution to proceed the visible flight guidelines flight into instrument meteorological situations, which resulted within the pilot’s spatial disorientation and lack of management,” part of the report reads.

“Contributing to the accident was the corporate’s insufficient oversight of its security administration processes, together with guaranteeing the pilots had been precisely finishing and updating the flight threat evaluation, logging upkeep discrepancies, and guaranteeing the helicopter met Half 135 laws earlier than departure.

“Through the return flight, the pilot texted the director of upkeep (DOM) concerning the difficulty. After arriving on the firm’s flight operations base, the pilot mentioned the difficulty with the corporate flight follower (who was additionally the corporate’s president).”