The family of a Nigerian business leader who died in a helicopter crash in Southern California has filed a lawsuit claiming that the flight should have been grounded due to treacherous weather conditions. The crash, which occurred in the Mojave Desert, killed six people, including the former chair of the Nigerian stock exchange and the chief executive of Nigeria's Access Bank.
LOS ANGELES — The family of a Nigerian business leader who died in a Southern California helicopter crash that killed five others in February filed a lawsuit Wednesday claiming the flight should have been grounded because of treacherous weather .
Ogunbanjo, 61, was killed along with Herbert Wigwe, chief executive of Nigeria’s Access Bank, and Wigwe’s wife and 29-year-old son. Ogunbanjo was on his way to Las Vegas to attend the Super Bowl. “This tragedy was entirely preventable,” said Andrew C. Robb, one of the attorneys who filed the lawsuit, in a news release. “Snow and ice are very dangerous for helicopter flight, and this company should have known better.”
Investigators found the fuselage was fragmented, and the cockpit and cabin were destroyed. Damage to the engine and the metal deposits that were found would indicate that it was operational at the time of the crash.
Lawsuit Helicopter Crash Southern California Treacherous Weather Nigerian Business Leader Mojave Desert Nigerian Stock Exchange Access Bank
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