The cause of a plane crash in northern Spain in which two British pilots died will remain unexplained, a coroner has concluded.<\/p>\n
Simon Moores - who was the brother-in-law of Bake Off star Paul Hollywood - and David Hockings died in the crash in January.<\/p>\n
Their plane hit a mountain in Errezil near the Spanish coast amid dense fog, Mr Moores's inquest in Kent heard on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Coroner Ian Goldup read evidence from Spanish witnesses, one of whom had been walking on Mount Hernio at the time and heard the impact.<\/p>\n
Mr Moores, 62, from Kent, and Mr Hockings, from Sussex, had been flying from Cascais in Portugal to Hondarribia airport on January 9 when their light plane crashed.<\/p>\n
He posted pictures during the flight on his Twitter account, looking down on the Spanish mountains.<\/p>\n
The inquest was unable to establish why the British-registered Piper plane collided with Mount Hernio.<\/p>\n
The coroner cited the \"dense fog\" that had covered the mountain on the day in question, but was unable to say why the plane went down.<\/p>\n
Mr Goldup said: \"We do not know whether there was an engine problem, whether it was mechanical.<\/p>\n
\"We do not know why the accident occurred.\"<\/p>\n
He said that despite the lack of clarity as to why the crash happened, the inquest was \"probably the end\" unless Mr Moores's family decides to pursue civil action in Spain.<\/p>\n
Mr Goldup returned a conclusion of \"unascertained\" death on Mr Moores.<\/p>\n
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