Death
He was killed in a Socata TBM 700 aircraft crash on 6 December 2003, during an approach to Oxford Airport. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch could find no cause for the crash. There were no technical problems with the plane, and they could only speculate that the pilot was distracted by a bird as he tried to land. The plane went into an uncontrolled roll, killing Halley, his wife, and the pilot.
The inquest into the death of Paul-Louis Halley took place in Oxford, England, in late October 2005. A jury returned a verdict of accidental death.
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