THE DAD of a man who was killed during the Clutha tragedy has said he doesn’t believe an FAI will give his family answers they are so desperately looking for.

Ian O’Prey, whose son Mark lost his life when the helicopter plunged through the roof of the Clutha Bar almost two years ago, said he is still haunted by the unanswered questions he and his family have about the tragedy and what happened to their 44-year-old son.

He said he felt nothing would be answered during an FAI and branded it a “waste of time”.

Speaking days before the two-year anniversary of the tragedy, he said: “I will never forget that my son was lying in that bar for three days, and we don’t know when he died.

“Why was my son lying three foot from the front door, and it took three days to get him out?

“Nobody is answering that. Nobody can tell us anything.

“My wife can’t even speak about it, she gets too upset.

“I don’t know when the FAI will be but quite honestly I don’t think it will matter that much.

“Someone will blame something, and someone else will blame another thing.

“It’s a waste of time.”

The O’Prey family plan to hold a memorial church service in memory of Mark on Saturday.

Mr O’Prey has also raised questions about the length of time the rescue operation took at the Stockwell Street venue.

Pilot David Traill, 51, PC Tony Collins, 43, PC Kirsty Nelis, 36, Joe Cusker, 59, John McGarrigle, 57, Gary Arthur, 48, Colin Gibson, 33, Robert Jenkins, 61, and Samuel McGhee, 56 were also killed.

Many families hit out after the Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) released their report last month into what happened to the helicopter in the time before the tragedy, with many reportedly saying they did not feel they had any new information.

The report found Captain David Traill had silenced low-fuel warnings and stayed in the air for another 20 minutes, in breach of safety protocols which advise pilots to land within 10 minutes of a low fuel alert.

Cockpit switches controlling fuel flow from the tanks to engines had also been turned off and the crash was blamed on fuel starvation causing both Eurocopter EC135 engines to cut out.

Investigators said no defects had been recorded on the day of the crash, but said fuel quality sensors in the main tank and both supply tanks had been replaced or repaired in the months before the crash.

Alan Crossan, the owner of the Clutha, also said he is frustrated by the lack of answers provided by the AAIB report.

He plans to close the bar early on Sunday as a mark of respect for those who were killed or injured on November 29 2013.

Alan said: “We’re closing early as it’s the first time we’ve been open really on the anniversary since the accident, and it just seemed like the right thing to do.

“I thought it would be better to close it.

“Some families are coming down during the day, doing their own wee thing, but I felt it would be better to close early.

“I’m frustrated, we’ve still not got the answers to what really happened.

“It’s frustrating for the families and the injured people, nothing has been resolved and there are a lot of people still waiting to be properly compensated as well.

“The issues are for the families and the injured, not getting answers…It would be good to get some closure.”

The Crown Office are yet to set a date for an FAI to begin, but have vowed to carry it out as soon as possible.

A spokeswoman said: "Following the publication of the Air Accidents Investigation Branch report into the Clutha tragedy the Crown are conducting further investigations into some of the complex issues raised by the AAIB report.

"A Fatal Accident Inquiry will be held as soon as is possible to allow a full public airing of all the evidence at which families and other interested parties will be represented.

“It is right that the evidence can be vigorously tested in a public setting and be the subject of judicial determination.

"We will continue to keep the families advised of progress with the investigation.”