AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28R-201 Cherokee Arrow III, G-CEOF

Descended into the sea, two miles north-east of Skipness, Kintyre peninsula, 25 May 2017.

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 10 May 2018

• Category: General aviation - fixed wing
• Report type: Bulletin - Field investigation
• Date of occurrence: 25 May 2017
• Aircraft type: Piper PA-28R-201 Cherokee Arrow III
• Location: Two miles north-east of Skipness, Kintyre Peninsula
• Registration: G-CEOF

Summary:

During a flight from Oban to Carlisle, the aircraft flew into an area of low cloud, fog and mist that extended from the Irish Sea, around the Isle of Arran and into Loch Fyne. As the aircraft travelled down Loch Fyne it descended into the sea, approximately two miles north-east of Skipness on the Kintyre peninsula. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured in the accident.

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Published 10 May 2018