AAIB investigation to Rolladen-Schneider LS7, G-CFMY

Pilot suffered a heart attack in-flight, near Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, 4 May 2019.

From:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Published
7 November 2019
Category:
Sport aviation and balloons
Report type:
Bulletin - Field investigation
Date of occurrence:
4 May 2019
Aircraft type:
Rolladen-Schneider LS7
Location:
Near Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd
Registration:
G-CFMY

Summary:

The pilot was flying his glider on a cross-country flight from Talgarth Airfield in South Wales towards Snowdonia National Park. When the pilot did not return a search was launched. The glider and deceased pilot were found in a field 3 nm south of Blaenau Ffestiniog. A post-mortem examination of the pilot found he had suffered a heart attack in flight which would have either rendered him unconscious or been fatal.

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