Former RAF pilot from south Norfolk killed by rotating propeller ‘may not have heard it’
A former RAF pilot of 30 years who was killed by a rotating propeller at an airfield in south Norfolk was wearing a headset and may not have heard it, an inquest held in Norwich today heard.
Norfolk Coroner William Armstrong recorded a verdict of accidental death for Alistair Mathie, who died on January 28 last year.
The 67-year-old, from Burgate, was giving a flying lesson when the tragedy happened at Priory Farm, Tibenham Airfield, just after 3.15pm.
The inquest heard that Mr Mathie, a civilian pilot and trainer following his retirement at the age of 60, stepped out of the cockpit of the plane with the engine still running.
He stopped to unplug his headset, but not remove it, and also to help Robert Weller - who was still inside the plane - shut the window and door.
From there, Mr Mathie walked into the plane’s propeller. He died instantly as a result of head injuries.
For more on the story, see this Friday’s Diss Express.
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