Family of Nigerian businessman killed in California helicopter crash sues charter company

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The family of a Nigerian business leader who died in a Southern California helicopter crash that killed five others filed a lawsuit Wednesday claiming the flight should have been grounded because of treacherous weather.

FILE - In this photo provided by the National Transportation Safety Board, an NTSB investigator surveys the site of an Airbus Helicopters EC-130 on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, near Halloran Springs, Calif. The family of a Nigerian business leader who died in the Southern California helicopter crash that killed five others filed a lawsuit Wednesday, April 10, claiming the flight should have been grounded because of treacherous weather.

Both pilots — Benjamin Pettingill, 25, and Blake Hansen, 22 — also died. They were licensed as commercial helicopter pilots as well as flight instructors. The suit also names the unidentified successors of Pettingill and Hansen, whom Ogunbanjo’s family also faults.In February, the agency released a preliminary investigation report

 

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