Its funny i found this 11 years or so after it happened . I am the son of the pilot of this plane .
Dads pride and joy , he had been flying various aircraft for around 12 years , he built this plane and another for his friend who was flying on that trip and turned his plane around to search the minute he knew they hadnt radio'd in , Dad was a mechanical genius that had 4 trades and was a stickler for procedure .
He also like myself had cardiovascular disease , he was unaware of his condition and had his first massive and fatal heart attack that day , ive had 7 to this point in time . I do believe my stepmum , the passenger would have known what to do but for some reason was incapacitated .
They found a map around 800m from the plane and believe this may have been where the incident started and the dome may have come loose as one catch was unlatched , i am no expert so you guys know better than i do . I do have the coroners reports and have pawed over them a number of times . I have Dads very expensive Seiko Chronograph , stopped at exactly 1:06pm . They made their radio call at 1pm but not at 1:15pm. It felt strange to read your comments knowing what i was going through at the time .
It destroyed my world completely at 42 years of age , it changed both me and my life forever . I appreciate your interest and condolences , i could never have imagined that i would lose them like this , that said the thought had crossed my mind when they started to fly 2 or 3 times a week , horrible i know but im logical like that , never emotional , it had to be considered . If theres anything i left out drop me a line
[email protected] . Cheers Paul.