Two men, both in their 40s, were pronounced dead at the scene and their bodies have been taken to Mullingar for post-mortem examinations.
It could take up to a year for investigators to learn what caused yesterday’s helicopter crash in Westmeath.and their bodies have been taken to Mullingar for post-mortem examinations.One man is from Ireland and Gardaí are reaching out to his next of kin; the other man is understood to be from Eastern Europe., the Air Accident Investigation Unit’s former head of engineering Graham Liddy said the Bell 505 helicopter was being flown as part of a training exercise.
“It teaches the pilot under instruction how to perform a landing after the engine in a helicopter actually fails.“It was on the fifth practice autorotation that the tragedy occurred. Thinking of all those involved in the Westmeath helicopter crash. This is a live operation and I am being kept briefed.— Simon Harris TD Mr Liddy described the Bell 505 helicopter as a “very popular” model with thousands routinely flown all over the world.
“One of the difficulties in this situation is that these smaller aircraft are very rarely equipped with flight recorders and this makes the job of the investigation a bit more difficult,” Mr Liddy said.
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