that's most likely the case following the final report . Pilot error. What is most remarkable is that a massively rich person was riding in a helicopter not equipped with a safety feature/tech that could have helped the pilot. Wasnt mandatory by Aviation regulatory bodies, i wonder if that has since changed. TAWS- Terrain Awareness and Warning Signal. Pilot got caught in bad weather and had no idea that if he turns left he's goign to hit smack into land . geez.
'“Certainly, TAWS could have helped to provide information to the pilot on what terrain the pilot was flying in,” Jennifer Homendy of the National Transportation Safety Board
In 2006, the NTSB recommended installing the system on all turbine-powered choppers with six or more passenger seats after a similar aircraft — a Sikorsky S-76A carrying workers to an offshore drilling ship — crashed in the Gulf of Mexico, killing all 10 people aboard.
But the Federal Aviation Administration instituted the requirement 10 years later only for air ambulances and other medical helicopters — not for all such helicopters.
FAA officials had questioned whether the system would be effective on helicopters, which fly lower and could trigger too many false alarms that might detract from safety.'
