Racehorse owner Dai Walters was hospitalised for several months following the helicopter accident in 2022.
A helicopter experienced a "massive jolt" shortly before it crashed, leaving a renowned racehorce owner hospitalised for several months, a report investigating the incident has found.
The return flight to Cardiff was supposed to take off at around 4.30pm - before sunset - but did not depart until after passengers had returned from the shooting lodge and taken their seats at around 5.15pm, by which time it was almost dark. He said he felt a "massive jolt" at roughly 30 or 40 feet in the air, with the helicopter shaking violently and falling to the ground.With the helicopter coming to a stop, the pilot unstrapped himself, stood up and opened the left cockpit door, which by this point was above him.However, the pilot found Mr Walters was lying unconscious at the bottom of the cabin in "significant medical distress.
The report said it was "likely that, had all passengers been secured by their seat harnesses, the level of injuries sustained could have been less severe".
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