Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet.
USAfrica: Access Holdings’ Wigwe died in Eurocopter EC130, cause of crash still unknown
The Group CEO of Access Holdings Plc., Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe, his wife Chizoba, his son and three others, enroute Boulder City, Nevada, when the helicopter, an Eurocopter EC130, transporting them crashed about 10 p.m., on Friday, February 9, 2024.
The crash happened in the Mojave Desert near the border of California and Nevada. It is only 26 miles near south east Las Vegas, the city where this year’s Super Bowl final championship and music entertainment extravaganza are set to begin on Sunday, February 11, 2024.
According to the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department, the helicopter took off from Palm Springs Airport around 8:45 p.m.
The Sheriff’s Department did not locate any survivors, and the crash’s cause is still unknown.
USAfricaonline.com called the Sheriff’s Department and the government agency FAA on Saturday to get the latest developments on the crash investigations. The National Transportation Safety Board sent a team to the crash site to investigate the issue.
The Eurocopter EC130 is registered to a Burbank-area tour company called Orbic Ai.
In his profile, on Access Bank’s website, Wigwe is listed as an alumnus of the Harvard Business School Executive Management Programme. He holds a master’s degree in Banking and International Finance from the University College of North Wales, a master’s degree in Financial Economics from the University of London and a B.Sc. degree in Accounting from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).
USAfrica will update this special, developing report as new issues emerge. By Chido Nwangwu @Chido247
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