Italian helicopter group Leonardo is facing a $2.7 billion claim over the death of a Thai tycoon in 2018.

Thai businessman and billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was the owner of Premier League team Leicester City from 2010 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2018.

Srivaddhanaprabha, along with four other people, was onboard a Leonardo AW169 helicopter, with registration G-VSKP, on October 27, 2018. The helicopter took off from Leicester City’s King Power Stadium in Leicester, England and was on its way to London-Luton Airport (LTN). 

The helicopter was climbing out of King Power Stadiumwhen it departed from controlled flight and struck the ground in an open area adjacent to the stadium. All passengers, including pilots, were killed in the crash.