Aircraft down in the English Channel

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They mention high energy impact and neither the ballistic parachute nor the liferaft had been deployed. This is the conclusion of the report:

Conclusion
The investigation did not determine the cause of the accident. However, immediately prior
to it, the pilot was flying in meteorological conditions that were not suitable for flight under
VFR and he did not have the qualifications required to operate under IFR. Disengagement
of the autopilot in these circumstances would have made it very difficult for him to control
the aircraft manually. The lack of evidence that the pilot used the emergency parachute
system and absence of any emergency radio transmission means that pilot incapacitation
could not be discounted as a factor.