.jpg) A Piper PA-23 Aztec similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 November 1975 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain at night |
| Site | Arkley, London, England 51°39′N 0°14′W / 51.650°N 0.233°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Piper PA-23-250D Aztec |
| Operator | Grand Prix (Bahamas) Ltd |
| Registration | Unregistered, displaying N6645Y |
| Flight origin | Le Castellet Airport, Var, France |
| Stopover | Marseille-Marignane Airport, Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
| Destination | Elstree Airfield, Hertfordshire, England |
| Occupants | 6 |
| Passengers | 5 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 6 |
On 29 November 1975, former Formula One champion and Embassy Hill team owner Graham Hill died when the Piper Aztec light aircraft he was piloting crashed near Arkley in the London Borough of Barnet, England, while on approach to Elstree Airfield. The other five passengers on board, forming the core of his Formula One team, were also killed.
The group was returning from a trip to southern France to test the new Hill GH2, one month after the end of the 1975 Formula One season. The accident occurred at night, and at the time foggy conditions prevailed in the area.[1] An investigation into the crash was inconclusive, but pilot error was deemed the most likely explanation.
- ^ "After cheating death 20 years, Hill killed in air crash". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Vol. 287. Florida: News-Journal Corp. Associated Press. 1 December 1975. p. 1C. Retrieved 30 January 2018.