Originally Posted by
chevvron
Doesn't stop a hitch hiker asking the pilot for a lift at the last minute.
I had a helicopter depart from Wycombe and the ATCO recorded 3 pob. When it crashed, the police recorded pob as 2. I double checked with Wycombe and they were adamant they had booked out with 3. I tried to tell the police but they weren't interested so I managed to get hold of the AAIB inspector and told him.
Sure enough they eventually found a third body some distance from the helicopter. They guessed she'd realised there was a problem and had jumped out before impact.
A well known accident involving Denis Kenyon’s son. Given it was a two seat aircraft that had a third occupant, and it broke up in flight, it’s highly unlikely she ‘jumped’!