Piper Saratoga G-BNJS prior to its loss in the Lake District. It was built in 1981.
The aircraft crashed on the 29th November 1987 close to the summit of Bowfell killing the pilot. The wreckage was not found
for some months and the pilots body later removed from the crash site. Please treat every crash site with the
respect they deserve; this incident happened less than twenty years ago and it is well within living memory.
The write-up on this incident is left brief. Founder member of the ACIA group, Mr Jim Corbett, was contacted by the son
of the pilot who was sadly killed in this
incident with an aim to locating the site and helping him make a visit to the crash site. Being fairly clued up on the Lake District I took
up the challenge of locating the site, which was done in May 2007. I look forward to assisting if required in the future visit by the pilots
family but have not heard anything further from them.
Pilot - Mr Arthur R Hiscox, killed.
A cover plate from the aircrafts Lycoming engine.
The view from the crash site.
My thanks to Jim Corbett, Alan Clark, Mark Sheldon and Doug Brown for their input in documenting this incident.