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Old 19th Jan 2013, 08:22
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Grenville Fortescue
 
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The Agusta 109 has been taken to Farnborough, where the detailed analysis will take place ahead of the Air Accident Investigation Branch producing a preliminary report.

It is understood Patrick McLoughlin, the Transport Secretary, will be briefed in detail about the accident next week.

Post mortem examinations revealed that Pete Barnes, 50, the helicopter pilot, died from multiple injuries while Matthew Wood, 39, a pedestrian suffered severe burns and a leg injury.

The two men were killed when the helicopter clipped a crane attached to St George Tower, a new residential development on the banks of the River Thames, during the morning rush hour.

Meanwhile James-Healy Pratt, an aviation lawyer and qualified helicopter pilot, said RotorMotion, the helicopter operator was likely to face damages claims running into millions of pounds following the crash.

Companies flying into the heliport at Battersea are expected to have at least £15 million insurance.

Claims are likely to be made under the 1982 Civil Aviation Act, with litigants likely to include the family of Mr Wood, those injured on the ground, the developers of St George Tower and witnesses who suffered emotional stress as a result of the crash.
Investigators start sifting through helicopter wreckage - Telegraph

Why o why o why is James-Healy Pratt the first one to raise the matter of American-style compensation in relation to this tragedy? Can't we be bloody well different to the Americans and not link every f**king disaster to personal compensation!
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