What: Helicopter out of Blackpool Airport
Where: Barnaby Sands on the Lancashire coast near Fleetwood.
When: 23 September 2009
Who: Pilot and student: Pilot Steven Lewis, 38, from Rainhill, Merseyside, died along with Philip Gray, 45, of Mawdesley, Lancashire.
Why: The helicopter crashed on a training flight. The pilot issued a mayday based on engine troubles, and steered away from populated areas, hoping to find a softer landing.
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