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posted on 27/10/18

Pilots are trained to deal with crash landings but there's not much you do with a fire like that if it was spontaneous.

posted on 27/10/18

Nobody survives that.

posted on 27/10/18

Jamie Hardy just tweeted so his fine, any players ever go on board ?

posted on 27/10/18

Prayers, hymns, chants, mantras, best wishes, reflections, special superstitions.....whatever it is, let’s all do every/anything to hope that somehow, a miracle.

I don’t much about helicopters or how they attempt to crash land, provisions on board or where the engine and therefore initiation combustion for inferno would be but I just hope there is somehow an opportunity to survive

posted on 27/10/18

comment by True Blue (U9486)
posted 5 minutes ago
Who normally goes on it from the Club?

Vichai and Rudkin?
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Vichai, Top and their family as well as a handful of delegates

posted on 27/10/18

Apparently Top wasn’t at the match tonight.

posted on 27/10/18

They are saying Top wasn't at the game but the owner was.

So sad this.

posted on 27/10/18

Any more news?

comment by Busby (U19985)

posted on 27/10/18

I hate helicopters, doesn't look positive.

posted on 27/10/18

Some suggestion that Jon Rudkin wasn’t on board.

posted on 27/10/18

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comment by Scouse (U9675)

posted on 27/10/18

Apparently the helicopter is an AW169, so there would be a maximum of 10 people on board.

posted on 27/10/18

I travel and fly everywhere round the world, but wouldn't dream of getting in a helicopter. There is judd something unsafe about them I just don't like and far to many high profile Helicopter crashes have happened. Hope everyone is ok but doesn't look good.

posted on 27/10/18

Went into a spin, that usually means the tail rotor failed.

posted on 27/10/18

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comment by Scouse (U9675)

posted on 27/10/18

Definitely an AW169, reg. no. G-VSKP.

Flew from London area to Leicester City football ground earlier this evening.

posted on 27/10/18

TTliv, like someone said to me once and it really rings true. " A plane loses power, it glides like a plane to safety. A helicopter loses power, it falls like a brick"

Wouldn't get in one if you paid me

posted on 27/10/18

Barely made 100 meters after lift off from the pitch.

No chance of survival whoever was on board.

comment by Kav H (U19426)

posted on 27/10/18

Bloody hell, shocking news. Sadly you really can’t see any survivors from that sort of fire let alone the crash itself

posted on 27/10/18

Been in them round Nyc, Monaco & Vegas, never had a problem.

Thing is, how many times has this chopper not had a problem?

Only takes one.

posted on 27/10/18

LCFC say they’ll put out a more detailed statement later once details have been established.

In the meantime, all the kind words from other fans are appreciated.

posted on 27/10/18

Thoughts are with you guys tonight,tragic accident.

comment by RJC (U17308)

posted on 27/10/18

If the owner was ok they would have said so already.

Tragic accident, sad day all around for football.

posted on 27/10/18

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posted on 27/10/18

Vichai was onboard and the fire started due to a failure during take off and prior the crash. A statement is being released in the morning.

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