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Old 14th Oct 2018, 20:49
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mickjoebill
 
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Originally Posted by Squawk7700
Before I sprout out from the tree-tops, is this common knowledge and everyone knows but it wasn't posted here, or did someone speak out of turn?
This from the Australian today...
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/passenger-blamed-for-fatal-seaplane-crash-in-hawkesbury/news-story/df5fe37012a75176b19e08c9d55dcbad


“The investigation has shown that safety is good and it’s actually believed to not be pilot error,” Mr Schwartz said.

“The current belief is the passenger at the front actually knocked out the pilot.”

The imagined scenario involved the passenger moving about to take photographs of the river and accidentally striking the pilot in the head with his elbow.
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Could this scenario be a world first?

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