Pilot in fatal helicopter crash that killed 5 had option to turn back, investigators say

A helicopter crash in which five family members with Irish connections were killed happened after the pilot failed to turn around when entering low cloud, accident investigators said.

Pilot in fatal helicopter crash that killed 5 had option to turn back, investigators say

A helicopter crash in which five family members with Irish connections were killed happened after the pilot failed to turn around when entering low cloud, accident investigators said.

Three brothers and two of their wives died in the crash in mountains in Snowdonia, North Wales, on March 29 last year.

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