A PLANE crash which killed Paul Hollywood's brother-in-law may never be explained, an inquest heard today.<\/p>\n
Simon Moores, 62, the brother of Bake Off star Hollywood's estranged wife Alex, was found dead on a mountainside by rescuers after his light plane crashed in Spain on January 9.<\/p>\n
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Mr Moores and fellow pilot David Hockings were flying the aircraft back from Portugal to Kent when the crash happened.<\/p>\n
The Piper III single-engine aircraft, owned by Mr Hockings, had been due to make a stopover in northern Spain.<\/p>\n
Spanish rescuers found the wreckage and recovered the bodies of the two pilots on Hernio mountain south-west of San Sebastian in heavy cloud.<\/p>\n
Dad-of-two Mr Moores had posted a photo of mountains taken from the plane's cockpit on Twitter at 9.25am, about three-and-a-half hours before the crash.<\/p>\n
Days before the flight he had posted a picture of the aircraft with the caption \"looking good\".<\/p>\n
At an inquest today at Canterbury Magistrates Court in Kent, coroner Ian Gouldroup said the reasons behind the crash were uncertain.<\/p>\n
Spanish locals told the inquest they'd heard the sound of the aircraft's engine through the fog, followed by a loud bang and then silence.<\/p>\n
Coroner Mr Gouldroup said: \"At 1.14pm, Echhert Schlur was doing work at the town hall in the area. He heard and saw the light plane visible among clouds.<\/p>\n
\"He said about 30 seconds later he saw the plane descend and then he heard a loud noise.<\/p>\n
We will never know if it was a plane fault or pilot error<\/p>\n
\"At about 1.10pm, Mabrie Asmendi was standing next to his dwelling when the noise of an engine approached. There was dense fog covering the valley and the valley opposite.<\/p>\n
\"When the plane approached the mountain he heard the impact and the engine sound stopped. He called the authorities and explained what had happened.<\/p>\n
\"The next day he went to the accident site to help and they asked him to leave.\"<\/p>\n
Citing poor evidence and unreliable translations from Spanish documents, the coroner concluded the reason for Mr Moores' death was \"unascertained\".<\/p>\n
Mr Gouldroup said: \"We have so little evidence. We dont know whether there was an engine problem or a mechanical fault. We dont know why the accident occurred.<\/p>\n
\"The cause of death is unascertained. We will never know if it was a plane fault or pilot error.<\/p>\n
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\"This will be the end unless the family bring forward civil proceedings in Spain.\"<\/p>\n
There were no members of Mr Moore's family at the inquest.<\/p>\n
An inquest into the death of Mr Hockings, of Herstmonceux, East Sussex, is being held separately.<\/p>\n
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