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| An investigation is under way after the death of a man in a light aircraft crash on a remote mountainside at the mouth of the Ogwen Valley in Snowdonia. | An investigation is under way after the death of a man in a light aircraft crash on a remote mountainside at the mouth of the Ogwen Valley in Snowdonia. |
| A second man in the plane was airlifted to hospital in Bangor, where he is in a critical condition. | |
| Mountain rescue teams and a helicopter from RAF Valley on Anglesey were called to the accident on Monday night. | Mountain rescue teams and a helicopter from RAF Valley on Anglesey were called to the accident on Monday night. |
| The single-engine, two-seater plane was heading from Caernarfon to an airfield in Herefordshire when it crashed. | The single-engine, two-seater plane was heading from Caernarfon to an airfield in Herefordshire when it crashed. |
| Emergency services were alerted at 1735 BST on Monday by a member of the public who saw the plane coming down. | Emergency services were alerted at 1735 BST on Monday by a member of the public who saw the plane coming down. |
| The body of the man who died was brought down the mountain overnight. | The body of the man who died was brought down the mountain overnight. |
| 'Too low' | 'Too low' |
| The wreckage is on a grassy slope high up the mountain near the village of Llechllid where it will be assessed by air accident investigators later on Tuesday. | The wreckage is on a grassy slope high up the mountain near the village of Llechllid where it will be assessed by air accident investigators later on Tuesday. |
| Chris Lloyd, from Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Team, said he believed the plane had clipped a slope and flipped over. | Chris Lloyd, from Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Team, said he believed the plane had clipped a slope and flipped over. |
| "It looks like the aircraft was just slightly too low to get over the ridge. | "It looks like the aircraft was just slightly too low to get over the ridge. |
| "Had he been another 100ft high he would have got over." | "Had he been another 100ft high he would have got over." |
| Mr Lloyd said they had been "evidence gathering" at the location "to find any traces or bits of aircraft or anything else". | |
| A team from RAF Valley was also involved in the search and rescue operation. | A team from RAF Valley was also involved in the search and rescue operation. |
| The aircraft was on its way from Caernarfon airport to Shobdon airfield in Herefordshire. | The aircraft was on its way from Caernarfon airport to Shobdon airfield in Herefordshire. |
| A North Wales Police spokeswoman said the crash victims were not being named yet as police were still informing relatives. | A North Wales Police spokeswoman said the crash victims were not being named yet as police were still informing relatives. |