Paul Troja, 73, was among the five people who died when a chartered helicopter crashed on Mt Disappointment, north of Melbourne, yesterday.
Paul Troja had four children and five grandchildren, the youngest of whom was born just two days ago.All aboard, including the pilot, were killed, police confirmed."It's believed the chartered helicopter had taken off from Moorabbin Airport before picking up passengers in Batman Park, Melbourne about 7am," Victoria Police said.The helicopter was one of two travelling north in convoy from Melbourne's CBD over when it disappeared just after 9.30am, according to Victoria Police.
Microflite Helicopter Services' executive general manager Rodney Higgins said the private charter flight that crashed was being flown by a highly respected pilot.However, experts have this morning suggested low-flying cloud and poor visibility could be to blame, with the chopper itself cited as a highly reliable model.Mr Higgins said the company would cooperate with extensive investigations into what had occurred.