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A Horrific Seaplane Crash That Killed A British Business Tycoon And His Family was Likely Caused By The Pilot Choking On Carbon Monoxide, An Inquiry Has Found
A horrific seaplane crash that killed a British business tycoon and his family was likely caused by the pilot choking on carbon monoxide, an inquiry has found. Richard Cousins, his fiance Emma Bowden and their children died when their DHC-2 Beaver nosedived into Jerusalem Bay on the Hawkesbury River on New Year`s Eve in 2017. Mr Cousins, 58, Ms Bowden, 48, her daughter Hannah, 11, Mr Cousins` adult sons William and Edward, and pilot Gareth Morgan all died in the crash. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau on Friday revealed Mr Morgan was most likely incapacitated by carbon monoxide poisoning before crashing. An aviation medical specialist recommended investigators undertake carbon monoxide testing on the blood samples of the six victims. Toxicology testing found the pilot and two of the passengers had elevated levels of the gas in their blood, the ATSB said. Victims Emma Bowden, 48, and her daughter Heather, 11, (pictured) in front of Sydney Opera House days before the single-engine DHC-2 Beaver plane plunged into the Hawksbury River The Bureau re-examined the crashed plane and tested another Beaver aircraft to replicate the potential source of carbon monoxide in the aircraft cabin (pictured, the wreckage being recovered) The group were in Australia on a family holiday but died flying back from lunch at Cottage Point to Sydney Harbour ahead of the New Year`s Eve fireworks display. The businessman`s cricket mad sons were in the country to watch the Ashes. `The ATSB considers the levels of carbon monoxide were likely to have adversely affected the pilot`s ability to control the aircraft,` ATSB Chief Commissioner Greg Hood said in a statement on Friday. The bureau then re-examined the crashed plane and tested another Beaver aircraft to replicate the potential source of carbon monoxide in the cabin. Investigators found pre-existing cracking of the seaplane`s engine collector-ring, which could lead to exhaust leakage, and a breach in the plane`s firewall, drag reducing agent which can allow gases from the engine bay to enter the cabin. British tycoon Richard Cousins (pictured), his fiance Emma Bowden and their respective died when a hire seaplane nosedived into Jerusalem Bay on the Hawkesbury River on New Year`s Eve in 2017 Carbon monoxide toxicology testing found the pilot and two of the passengers had elevated levels of the gas in their blood (pictured, salvage personnel recover the wreckage) `Having discounted other potential sources of carbon monoxide exposure, the ATSB considers it likely that the pilot and passengers were exposed to carbon monoxide inside the aircraft cabin,` Mr Hood said. `Further, the ATSB found a breach in the firewall from missing bolts used to secure access panels in the firewall under the instrument panel in the cabin. Any breach in the firewall can allow the ingress of gases from the engine bay into the cabin.` RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next The last thing they saw: Chilling pictures from British... Did a selfie cause Sydney seaplane tragedy? Pilot `was... `He was immediately besotted`: Friends tell of how Richard.
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