ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 308129
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 June 2022 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II |
| Owner/operator: | Westair Flying Services Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BORL |
| MSN: | 28-7816256 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Blackpool Airport, Squires Gate, Blackpool, Lancashire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Blackpool Airport (BLK/EGNH) |
| Blackpool Airport (BLK/EGNH) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A flying instructor, who held a Class 1 Medical, died in-flight whilst flying with a qualified pilot. The other pilot was able to land the aircraft safely. A post-mortem concluded that the instructor died from acute cardiac failure. The CAA intends to review the circumstance of this incident to determine if anything can be learnt and if any changes should be made to the current guidance.
The circumstances surrounding the occurrence did not fall within the definitions of an accident or serious incident as defined in ICAO Annex 13, however, the Chief Inspector, in exercise of his powers under the Civil Aviation (Investigation of Air Accidents and Incidents) Regulations 2018, initiated an investigation, treating the occurrence as an incident".
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB Final Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/63d8cbaad3bf7f252a730a13/Piper_PA-28-161_G-BORL_02-23.pdf
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackpool_Airport#Re-opening_of_the_airport_and_development_from_January_2015
Media:
REPORT A flying instructor died inflight but his co-pilot thought he was fooling around https://t.co/MFjga6UP3L
— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) February 25, 2023
Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II G-BORL at Halfpenny Green, Staffordshire 16 June 2018Revision history:
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