Clutha pub helicopter crash inquiry set to open in Glasgow
Looking ahead to the inquiry, Mark O'Prey's father, Ian, told BBC Scotland:"The only thing I can hope is that we will get some semblance of truth because we have had nothing like the truth.Image captionMr O'Prey described his son, who was judo black belt, as a"jolly green giant"."I used to come down with him and my wife and the whole family used to come down to The Clutha for the music nights.
He said:"I don't think we will get all the answers, I don't think that will ever happen, but what we may do is get some of them." Unlike a criminal trial or a civil case, the purpose of the FAI is to determine the cause of the death, to establish if the death could have been prevented and to enable the presiding sheriff to make any recommendations that he considers appropriate under the FAI legislationIt is not the purpose of a FAI to apportion blame or find someone responsible for the death.
The first four weeks will involve eyewitnesses and representatives of the the Air Accidents Investigation Branch and Airbus.Image captionIt is understood that the evidence of police, fire and ambulance personnel has been accepted by all those participating in the inquiry which means it will be presented in written documents.concluded the pilot did not follow emergency protocol and flew on despite low fuel warnings.
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