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​Capt. David Hill †

Starting in January 2010, many of us associated with this site had the honor of getting to know a great man—Captain David Hill.  The circumstances were not at all great – David and his crew had been exposed to oil fumes during a flight. He and his fellow crew members were taken off the aircraft on a stretcher and straight to the ER.

After a long and successful career of flying, both in the USAF and commercially, he never flew again nor did his first officer or most of his flight attendant crew – everyone was seriously affected by those fumes.

The FAA took away his license to fly because of the chronic ill health that followed that exposure. But despite that obvious and strong connection between the fumes and his cognitive problems, memory issues, and other neurological symptoms, his airline denied his workers compensation claim (twice), which had a major impact on his well-being, his access to appropriate health care, and his family’s finances.

On Friday December 16, 2016, the pain of his illness and everything that accompanies losing one’s career and one’s health became too much of him to bear, and he ended his life. We have no doubt that, had he not suffered that fumes exposure, and had the “system” not treated him as it did, he would be alive and well today.

Anyone who knew him knew of his courage, and enjoyed his dry self-deprecating humor and bright mind. Since that January 2010 flight, Dave (along with other members of that tight-knit crew) flew across the country many times to raise awareness of the fumes issue on aircraft and to share his personal story. He met with the Chairwoman of the NTSB (she did nothing to investigate the incident), he presented on a panel at the FAA Fire Safety Conference (the FAA has done nothing), he talked to Good Morning America, and he helped to educate so many crew unions by telling his personal story.

He is missed by so many people who thought highly of him. And beyond his career, he was a committed husband and father, and his loss has left an especially big hole in the lives of his dedicated wife of many years, Penny, and their grown children.
The world lost a great man. He was a kind, gentle, and brave soul, and his life matters.




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Unfortunately, we are not able to provide personalized advice to individuals on diagnosis, treatment and professional and/or legal issues. However, you will find all the information you need on these pages. We thank you for your understanding and hope that the materials on this site will help answer your questions.

​Disclaimer: I am not a medical doctor but a concerned citizen collating research. The provided information should be double checked by everyone according to their personal circumstances before embarking on any treatment in consultation with their personal doctor who knows about the discussed subject and their medical history. Please make sure to present the three downloadable documents HERE  for your doctor's information. This is an effort to share what I have learnt by reading many scientific and medical journals on this subject and my own experience and health journey following exposure to fume events and onboard aerosol pesticide spraying.


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  • HOME
    • Bearnairdine Beaumont
    • SPANISH Pages
    • Report an Incident
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  • What are Fume Events?
    • Fume Events? Aerotoxic Syndrome? >
      • Unfiltered - contents of fumes
      • Aerotoxic Syndrome Advice
    • Medical INFO
    • Why ICD-Classification?
    • Science
    • Flying while pregnant
  • Victim Impact
    • Time Line
    • Victim Impact Testimonies
    • Victim Impact Docs, Films
    • Court Cases >
      • The court case of pilot Lacoude
      • ICC The Hague
      • The Hague
    • FAQ's
    • Debate so far
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  • PETITION
    • Petition en Français
    • Petition in English
    • Petition auf Deutsch
    • Petition en Español
    • Petition in het Nederlands
  • MEDICAL HEALTH CONCERNS at Altitude, Fumes & Vaccinations
    • CREW mask info >
      • Flyer's Friend®
  • Disinsection
  • NEWS BLOG & ARTICLES - Aviation's Wounded Canaries
    • UPDATES & NEWS >
      • Press Conference Airplane Safety Legislation Toxic Fumes
      • Press Conference Safe Air on Airplane Act
      • Research Funding Michel Mulder MD.
      • Daniel Dumalin MSc Study on Brain Damage
      • FRANCE The great smoke & mirrors
    • AKADEMIA >
      • Chemicals With Wings
    • Expert Articles on Filtration >
      • Ti-DOX HydroxylizAire “
      • AIRBUS Filtration Problems Dec.8/1988
      • Contaminated air in airliner cabins
      • ASHRAE Introduction to Passenger Aircraft Cabin Air
      • Aeronautical Engineering Prof. Dr.-Ing Dieter Scholz
      • Horizon 2020 Breath of Fresh Air
      • Patent Air Conditiong System air or rail
      • Airbus Cabin Air Explanations >
        • Airborne COVID-19 Decontamination Reinhard Schuetz P. Eng.
      • Airline CEO's Obsession
      • Filtration Efficiency Claims: Misleading?
      • HEPA Technology Tested
      • Forgotten Pollution: Cabin Air Quality
      • The Scent of Flying Free EBook
      • Flying despite Corona?
  • Latest NEWS