UK fatal Baron crash in Italy.

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By: Newforest - 17th June 2013 at 19:04

The pilot, the sole occupant has been named as Alan Tyson and the aircraft wsa G-CIZZ. :(

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2342790/British-pilot-killed-light-aircraft-crashes-Italian-mountain-fog.html

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By: Anonymous - 20th June 2013 at 11:48 - Edited 10th April 2020 at 19:36

I read about thet accident. Was he on an IFR flight plan or VFR?

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By: Moggy C - 20th June 2013 at 12:57 - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

What I have read is very odd.

A fully IFR pilot in a competent aircraft takes off in dubious weather, wanders around for over two hours (IIRC) and then ploughs into the cumulo-granite just a few miles from the airfield he started from. An airfield I have used frequently, and is right on the coast. So if a descent is needed it offers the entire Bay of Genoa as an obstruction free area.

Very hard one to call - so I won't even try.

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By: mike currill - 20th June 2013 at 21:57 - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Some of the details of this case make me wonder if there is more to it than we have gathered to date. It certainly doesn't make a lot of sense.

By: Anonymous - 3rd February 2014 at 11:35 - Edited 10th April 2020 at 19:36

"Was not using any of his onboard instruments" ????????????