The flight recorder analysis begins after the crash of Leicester City helicopter | News from the world

The Air Accident Investigation Directorate retrieved the helicopter's digital flight data recorder in which the owner of the city of Leicester, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, and four other people died in an accident. The AAIB said that it would immediately start the badysis.

The helicopter crashed Saturday night in front of the football club stadium. Police in Leicestershire named the other people killed as Nursara Suknamai and Kavebad Punpare, Vichai staff members, pilot Eric Swaffer and another pbadenger, Izabela Roza Lechowicz.

The AAIB said: "We recovered the digital flight data recorder (voice and data) Sunday afternoon and one of our inspectors returned to Farnborough with the recorder. the same evening. Today, our inspectors in Farnborough will begin work on the recorder, which has been subjected to intense heat following the post – accident fire.

"Our inspectors continue to work with the police on site. We expect to be here until the end of the week, when we will ship the wreckage to our specialized Farnborough facility for a more detailed review. In the meantime, we continue to gather evidence as part of our investigation. "

Among the mourners who paid tribute to the victims on Monday are the Leicester players and Vichai's family. The coach, Claude Puel, and the team took a tour of the cordon placed around the flowers before being silent for several minutes with the fans to pay tribute to them.

Some had arms around their shoulders and some tilted their heads. Goaltender Kasper Schmeichel, who was seen at King Power Stadium, wiped his tears as he stood next to teammate Jamie Vardy and Vichai's son Aiyawatt.

When the players, all dressed in black, finally left, the crowd began to clap. Schmeichel put an arm around Aiyawatt, the club's vice president, known as Top, who then shook hands to pray.

Earlier, Aiyawatt and his mother, Vichai's wife, Aimon, had laid a wreath among the multitude of flowers, shirts and flags of Leicester City.

Since the confirmation last Sunday that the five people on board have been killed, tributes have come from the football world and beyond. On Monday, the Duke of Cambridge, president of the Football Association, offered his condolences to the family and friends of the victims.

"I have had the chance to know Vichai for several years," he said. "He was a strong businessman, dedicated to his family and supported a number of important charitable causes. He made such a contribution to football, especially thanks to the magical season of Leicester City 2016 that captivated the imagination of the world. He will be missed by all the fans of this sport and all those who have the chance to know him. "

The Prime Minister tweeted:

Theresa May
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My thoughts go out to family members, friends and supporters who participated in the tragic crash on Saturday night at Leicester City Stadium. The influx of grief reflects the number of people who have been touched by the lives of those on board.

October 29, 2018

Schmeichel said he was "totally devastated and broken-hearted". He said about Vichai: "I have never met a man like you. So hardworking, so pbadionate, so kind and so generous to the extreme. You changed football. Forever! You gave everyone hope that the impossible was possible.

Vardy said on Instagram: "You have a hard time finding the right words, but for me, you are a legend, an incredible man who had the biggest heart, soul of the Leicester City football club. Thank you for everything you have done for me, my family and our club. I will really miss you

Vichai, 60, was an extremely popular figure in Leicester, having bought for 39 million pounds in 2010. Thanks to his support, the club won the Premier League in 2016 for the first time in its history, defying a chance of 5,000-1 in a match. fairy tale season.

The billionaire and father of four has also earned respect for his charity work, donating £ 2 million to the Leicester Children's Hospital. His late King Bhumibol of Thailand gave him his family name, which means "light of progressive glory" in Thai, in recognition of his corporate social responsibility programs.

Witnesses reported that the helicopter had just cleared the pit roof, stayed briefly in the air, and then landed after apparently developing a tail rotor failure. The aircraft crashed and caught fire after impact. He was on club property near a parking lot used by Leicester staff, which was empty at the time.

The witnesses congratulated Swaffer, who was at the helm when the helicopter crashed, as a hero for guiding him away from ground crowds.

Lucie Morris-Marr, a friend of Swaffer for 18 years, told The Press Association: "It does not surprise me that he would have done everything to save lives and do everything in his power to avoid a worse last moments. He was an incredible person and very concentrated in flight. "

Lechowicz was also a professional pilot. She and Swaffer lived together in Camberley, Surrey. She left Poland for the UK in 1997 and was recently selected by her country's embbady in London as one of the 18 most inspiring Polish women.

Lechowicz wrote this year for the Embbady's website on her piloting journey, which she had been inspired by her partner that she had met shortly after arriving in the UK. "He took me on a few flights and that's how it all started," she wrote. "I knew it was something I wanted to do from the moment I touched orders for the first time."

The Polish Embbady described Lechowicz as "a wonderful pilot" who "created a positive image of Poland in the UK".