HC Deb 04 March 1994 vol 238 cc882-3W
Mr. Bill Walker

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many(a) fatal and (b) non-fatal aircraft accidents have occurred in each of the last 10 years in respect of aircraft flown by holders of a private pilot's licence in which heart-related illness was found to be a factor.

Mr. Norris

According to records of the Civil Aviation Authority's safety data and analysis unit, the accidents in the last 10 years, involving an aircraft flown by holders of a private pilot's licence, in which heart-related illness was found to be a factor, are as follows:

Injuries
Date Aircraft type Fatalities Non-fatalities
9 August 1985 Aeroplane 1
13 March 1986 Aeroplane 1 1
8 May 1987 Microlight 1
4 October 1991 Aeroplane 1
3 March 1992 Aeroplane 1