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Tributes Paid to 'Devoted' Father and 'Exceptional' Businessman Killed in Plane Crash
Swiss authorities are investigating the crash after the Cirrus SR22T struck a mountain slope and killed all three people aboard, officials said.
- On September 15, Tony Hall, 42, managing director of the Lye-based Pegasus group and owner of Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport, died when his Cirrus SR22T crashed into a mountain slope near Leukerbad in the Swiss Alps.
- The single-engine aircraft departed Sion Airport in the Rhône Valley and crashed about 10 minutes later for reasons yet to be determined. Owain Davies, a 55-year-old businessman from Camarthenshire, West Wales, was also killed in the crash.
- Hall's family described him as "a truly wonderful husband, devoted father and much-loved man." Former Stourbridge MP Suzanne Webb OBE called him "one of the very best," praising his charitable support and military service.
- The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland and the Swiss Transportation Safety Board launched a criminal investigation into the crash. The Valais Cantonal Rescue Organization dispatched three helicopters to the scene and confirmed all three occupants' deaths.
- Pegasus will continue to operate "just as Tony would have wanted," the company stated, honoring Hall's leadership that secured the £4.5 million acquisition of Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport in 2023.
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