Pilot with 70 hours flight experience died in French Alps crash while checking on downed plane Andrew Buck, 37, and Lewis Stubbs, 18, died when their light aircraft crashed in the French Alps in July 2019. Andrew Buck, 37, died after his light aircraft crashed in the French Credit: Instagram A pilot, who had just 70 hours of flying experience, was killed along with his teenage passenger while attempting to check on a fellow downed plane, an inquest heard. Andrew Buck, 37, and Lewis Stubbs, 18, died when their light aircraft crashed in the French Alps in July 2019. The pair were part of a group of four planes who were flying from Northumberland to Malta.