▁Ach iev ement . ▁He ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁plane ▁crash ▁at ▁S yw ell , ▁North am pt ons hire ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Morgan ▁was ▁an ▁engineer ▁at ▁Cos worth ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁he ▁left ▁Cos worth ▁to ▁form ▁Il mor ▁with ▁fellow ▁engineer ▁Mario ▁Il li en . ▁Il mor ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁with ▁backing ▁from ▁Roger ▁P ens ke ▁and ▁achieved ▁its ▁first ▁race ▁win ▁power ing ▁Mario ▁And rett i ' s ▁L ola ▁at ▁the ▁Long ▁Beach ▁Grand ▁Prix . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Morgan ▁and ▁Il li en ▁decided ▁to ▁enter ▁Formula ▁One . ▁▁ ▁Paul ▁Morgan ▁was ▁killed ▁instantly ▁when ▁his ▁Haw ker ▁Sea ▁F ury ▁over - turn ed ▁on ▁landing . ▁David ▁C oul th ard ▁won ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁Morgan ' s ▁death ▁in ▁a ▁Mer cedes - Il mor ▁power ed ▁Mc L aren . ▁C oul th ard ▁opt ed ▁not ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁traditional ▁champ agne ▁celebr ation ▁as ▁a ▁mark ▁of ▁respect . ▁ ▁Morgan ' s ▁wid ow ▁reduced ▁her ▁share hold ing ▁of ▁Il mor ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁s elling ▁ 1 0 % ▁to ▁Da im ler Ch rys ler . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Da im ler Ch rys ler ▁acquired ▁all ▁the ▁remaining ▁shares