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Leicester helicopter crash caused by rear rotor failure, investigators find

CORRECTS DATE OF INQUIRY ANNOUNCEMENT TO WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 6, 2023 FILE - Tributes are placed outside Leicester City Football Club, Leicester, England, Oct. 29, 2018, after a helicopter crashed in flames Saturday. A damaged tail rotor was to blame for a helicopter crash that killed Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, the owner of English soccer club Leicester, and four others in 2018, an accident inquiry said Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, File)
Soccer Football - Premier League - Leicester City v West Ham United - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - October 27, 2018 General view of the wreckage of the helicopter belonging to Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha that crashed outside the King Power Stadium REUTERS/Andrew Yates/File Photo

Overview

  • Helicopter carrying Leicester City chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha crashed outside stadium in October 2018, killing all on board.
  • Investigators determined a seizure of the rear rotor duplex bearing initiated a sequence of failures leading to an uncontrollable spin.
  • Design flaws, testing failures, and lack of risk mitigation measures contributed to the crash according to the investigation.
  • The helicopter landed on its left side and ignited in an intense post-impact fire.
  • Safety recommendations aim to prevent similar tragedies in rotorcraft.