The report from the National Transportation Safety Board says the pilot failed to adequately respond to whiteout conditions.
The probable cause of a heli-skiing crash in Alaska in 2021 that killed a Czech billionaire and four others was a failure by the pilot to adequately respond to whiteout conditions, a federal accident report released Wednesday concluded.
One person survived the crash, and a delay in notifying search and rescue teams contributed to the severity of his injuries, which included “extensive frostbite damage to both hands,” the report said. One person survived the crash, and a delay in notifying search and rescue teams contributed to the severity of his injuries, which included “extensive frostbite damage to both hands,” the report said., who at the time of the crash was the richest man in the Czech Republic, filed a lawsuit this year against the helicopter operator, Soloy Helicopters, and others, in state court.
Soloy Helicopters referred a request for comment on the NTSB report to a spokesperson, who did not immediately respond Wednesday. A message seeking comment also was sent to the FAA. were Kellner, 56, and Benjamin Larochaix, 50, of the Czech Republic; guides Gregory Harms, 52, of Colorado, and Sean McManamy, 38, of Girdwood, Alaska; and pilot Zachary Russell, 33, from Anchorage. David Horvath, of the Czech Republic, survived. He also has filed a lawsuit related to the ordeal.
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