Pilot loss of consciousness likely cause of fatal 2018 crash

The likely cause of an air accident in which a pilot lost his life was incapacitation due to loss of consciousness, investigators have found.

Pilot loss of consciousness likely cause of fatal 2018 crash

The likely cause of an air accident in which a pilot lost his life was incapacitation due to loss of consciousness, investigators have found.

A forward-facing video camera which Michael McCarrick (58) installed in the cockpit of his microlight prior to take-off shows him operating normally until shortly before the fatal impact.

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