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        BBC NEWS 24  567 08 Oct 17:24/17
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 PILOT'S DEATH CAUSED BY LOOSE FUEL PIPE
 A gyroplane accident which killed a    
 doctor in June appears to have been    
 caused by a loose fuel pipe.           
                                        
 Dr Alisdair Barden, 36, a Stornoway GP,
 was fatally injured when his aircraft  
 went down 20 minutes after he took from
 the town's airport.                    
                                        
 Investigators found the plastic tube,  
 allowing the pilot to check fuel tank  
 content, disconnected causing a leak.  
                                        
 It is assumed Dr Barden spotted the    
 leak and was distracted. A more        
 suitable material is being recommended.
                                        
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