It arrived at the Leicester City Football Club Training Ground on Belvoir Drive, 1.5 miles (2 km) south of the King Power Stadium at 15:58 BST (14:58 UTC).

The pilot and his girlfriend returned after the football match concluded and then, as was usual, flew the helicopter to the stadium to collect Srivaddhanaprabha and his two staff members.

[15] Two police officers and two club staff leaving the stadium attempted to rescue those in the helicopter but had to retreat due to the heat and flames.

[20] The following day, Leicestershire Police confirmed that everybody on board had been killed in the crash and subsequent fire, and named the five fatalities.

[4][5] They were three Thais: club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and two members of his staff—Kaveporn Punpare and Nusara Suknamai, British pilot Eric Swaffer, and his Polish girlfriend, Izabela Róża Lechowicz.

[14] America's National Transportation Safety Board, representing the state of the manufacturer of the tail rotor actuator, and the French Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile, representing the state of the manufacturer of the tail rotor bearing, also assisted.

The investigation reported in the court revealed that there was minimal opportunity for any individuals who survived the initial crash to escape, or for anyone to help those trapped.

On 30 November, the EASA issued an Emergency Alert Service Bulletin requiring periodic inspection of part of the tail rotor system.

Shirts and scarves from other teams including West Ham United, Leicester City's opponent in the match prior to the crash, were also seen.

[39] The 2018–19 FA Women's Championship match between Leicester City and Manchester United, scheduled for the day after the crash, was postponed.

[40] The women's reserve league match against Derby County,[41] Leicester City's EFL Cup fixture against Southampton, which had been scheduled to take place at the King Power Stadium on 30 October, the Premier League International Cup fixture between Leicester City U-23s and Feyenoord Academy[42][43] and the Belgian First Division B fixture between Oud-Heverlee Leuven, the second club owned by Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, and Lommel, originally scheduled for 31 October, were all also postponed.

[46] The NFL London series match between the Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars taking place at Wembley stadium the day after the crash included a pre-game tribute in memory of victims of both the Leicester crash and the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting which occurred on the same day.

[47] On 26 October 2021, the families of the pilots launched[needs update] a legal case at the District Court of Massachusetts in the United States, suing Raytheon for damages.