Accident | |
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Date | February 9, 2024 |
Summary | Collision with terrain, under investigation |
Site | near Halloran Springs, San Bernardino County, California 35°22′23.5″N 115°51′50.4″W / 35.373194°N 115.864000°W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Eurocopter EC130B4 |
Operator | Orbic Air LLC |
Registration | N130CZ |
Flight origin | Palm Springs International Airport, Palm Springs, California |
Destination | Boulder City Municipal Airport, Clark County, Nevada |
Occupants | 6 |
Passengers | 4 |
Crew | 2 |
Fatalities | 6 |
Survivors | 0 |
On 9 February 2024, an Eurocopter EC130 crashed in the Mojave Desert near Nipton, California around 10:00 p.m. PST. Six people were on board, including Nigerian banker Herbert Wigwe and former Nigerian Exchange Group Plc Chairman Abimbola Ogunbanjo. There were no survivors.[1]