I see the AAIB report is out on the PA38 crash at Cranfield. Seems the instructor mishandled the aeroplane following a partial engine failure on take off, leading to a stall / spin departure. He did get a radio call in, though!
The student on this flight is the brother of someone I know. He suffered serious and significantly life-changing injuries in the crash.
A couple of years ago someone I knew suffered engine failure on take off in another PA38. He too got on the horn but failed to keep flying the aeroplane. He died.
Whatever happened to:
1) Aviate
2) Navigate
3) Communicate
In that order?