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.

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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Piper PA-28R-201 Cherokee Arrow III, G-CEOF 05-18

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Published 10 May 2018