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DEATH SPIN
THE helicopter carrying Leicester City’s billionaire owner is seen in a new video moments before spinning fatally out of control.
The horrific clip shows it in the 37 seconds before it crashed in a fireball.
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The clip was leaked on social media.
The Sun handed it to accident investigators.
Crucially, it captures the section of the flight not covered by CCTV and BT Sport cameras, which had previously emerged.
Aviation expert Jim Rowlands, a former RAF Puma crew member, said: “It is so shocking to see.
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“There definitely appears to be a problem with the tail rotor, which is every pilot’s worst nightmare.
“There’s no real coming back from that.
“The pilot has clearly done an incredible job. He’s waited until the helicopter was clear of the stadium then taken it down.”
The clip shows Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha’s helicopter slowly take off and then hover above the King Power Stadium pitch for what witnesses said was an “unusually” long time.
WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR:
- Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha’s helicopter crashed 200 yards from the King Power stadium at 8.30pm on Saturday
- He was on board with his ex-beauty queen PA Nursara Suknamai and employee Kaveporn Punpare
- Pilots Eric Swaffer and Izabela Lechowicz were also on board and all five died following the tragedy
- New footage obtained by The Sun shows the chopper spiralling out of control as it makes it way out of the ground
- Leicester City players and football stars have paid tribute to the owner
- The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is investigating the crash after Leicester's 1-1 draw against West Ham
- Tonight's Carabao Cup game against Southampton has been cancelled as a mark of respect to Vichai
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CCTV of moment Leicester owner, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha's helicopter plummets towards the ground
A group of fans and stewards are heard gasping as the £6million Agusta Westland AW169 starts violently spinning before plunging into a car park 200 yards away.
The Thai businessman, his ex-beauty queen PA Nursara Suknamai, and employee Kaveporn Punpare died along with pilots Eric Swaffer Izabela Lechowicz.
Mr Swaffer, 53, and Miss Lechowicz, 46, shared a £1.2million seven-bedroom mansion in Camberley, Surrey.
It is thought they taking Mr Srivaddhanaprabha, 60, to Luton Airport before flying him to Bangkok.
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Meanwhile yesterday striker Jamie Vardy returned to the fans’ makeshift shrine at the stadium with wife Rebekah, who wept as they laid a wreath.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said witnesses to Saturday night’s tragedy after Leicester’s 1-1 draw with West Ham should contact police — particularly if they have photographs or videos.
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