London,
A pilot has taken a 57-year-old flight instructor from Lancashire, north of England, for a round of Blackpool Airport.
The two of them are having a good conversation as the single-engine Piper, BA-28-161, taxis down the runway.
As the plane ascends, the trainer’s head suddenly collapses. But the pilot thinks that he is pretending to sleep.
The pilot knows that the senior trainer is fine. So he went around the plane thinking that nothing wrong or serious matter happened.
But finally the trainer’s head rests on the pilot’s shoulder. Even then, he continues to fly, as though he is doing so for a joke.
After the plane landed, when the trainer did not respond and did not wake up, the shocked pilot called an emergency flight attendant for help.
But the coach could not be saved. It is said that he already has high blood pressure and he has brought medicine for it. At the end of his autopsy, it was confirmed that he had died of a heart attack.
The details of this have been reported in a report published at the end of the investigation conducted by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch of the UK.