Overview
- The crash on February 3 involved a Cirrus SR20 that came down on moorland near Blackstone Edge, where two men were pronounced dead at the scene.
- The victims were identified as pilot Arian Abbasi, 36, and passenger Mustafa Qays Obadey, 39, with identities confirmed via fingerprint matches.
- Greater Manchester Police and the Air Accidents Investigation Branch are continuing a joint investigation into the circumstances of the flight.
- Investigators are examining whether the aircraft’s ballistic parachute system deployed after police recovered a parachute propellant component following a public appeal.
- FlightRadar24 data indicates the aircraft departed Birmingham Airport just before 10am and lost signal about 40 minutes later south of the M62 near Marsden.