article_snippet.sent: The 60-year-old, His daughter is a former X-Factor contestant, sent a text to a relative shortly before the crash on August 20 last year saying: 'I'm in a plane out of control
article_snippet.sent: The experienced pilot had also tried to call the same relative before writing 148 characters within 25 seconds in a text - something the AAIB said would require 'considerable dexterity'.
article_snippet.sent: The report said: 'The experienced pilot had accumulated considerable experience in a variety of aircraft in the years that The experienced pilot had been flying.
article_snippet.sent: The experienced pilot was familiar with his Piper Tomahawk aircraft and was in recent flying practice. '
article_snippet.sent: His Piper Tomahawk aircraft had written a 148 character text within 25 seconds - something the Air Accident Investigation Branch said would require 'considerable dexterity especially in an aircraft that may have been out of control' Ms Gracie, who is married with an 18-month-old daughter, is now a yoga teacher and continues to sing after previously hosting an online news and gossip series on website Dipdive, created by will.i.am.
highlights_snippet.sent: The 60-year-old sent text to relative shortly before plane span out of control .
  