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| Pilot dies in crash at airfield | Pilot dies in crash at airfield |
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| A 50-year-old man from Spalding died when the privately owned plane he was piloting crashed in Lincolnshire. | A 50-year-old man from Spalding died when the privately owned plane he was piloting crashed in Lincolnshire. |
| The single-seater aircraft came down in a field shortly after taking off from Fenland Airfield in Holbeach St John, near Spalding, at about 1100 GMT. | |
| Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) inspector Tim Atkinson said he would be speaking to witnesses as part of an investigation. | Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) inspector Tim Atkinson said he would be speaking to witnesses as part of an investigation. |
| He said it was too early to speculate about what might have caused the crash. | He said it was too early to speculate about what might have caused the crash. |
| The inspector added the history of the aircraft and the pilot would form part of the inquiry. | The inspector added the history of the aircraft and the pilot would form part of the inquiry. |
| "I believe the accident happened shortly after take-off," he said on Saturday afternoon. | "I believe the accident happened shortly after take-off," he said on Saturday afternoon. |
| He said they would now be gathering evidence. | He said they would now be gathering evidence. |
| "We will be analysing that evidence to try and find out why it has happened and, if possible, making safety recommendations to try and prevent a similar accident happening." | "We will be analysing that evidence to try and find out why it has happened and, if possible, making safety recommendations to try and prevent a similar accident happening." |
| Insp Andy Ham from Lincolnshire Police earlier said there was "no reason to suggest any suspicious circumstances". | Insp Andy Ham from Lincolnshire Police earlier said there was "no reason to suggest any suspicious circumstances". |
| "The initial indication is that an aeroplane with one occupant took off from Fenland Airfield and shortly after taking off, it got into some difficulty and issued a Mayday," he said. | "The initial indication is that an aeroplane with one occupant took off from Fenland Airfield and shortly after taking off, it got into some difficulty and issued a Mayday," he said. |
| "Without any further communication, the plane came back down to Fenland Airfield and unfortunately crashed." | "Without any further communication, the plane came back down to Fenland Airfield and unfortunately crashed." |
| A spokesman from Fenland Airfield said: "It is a tragedy and we are doing what we can." | A spokesman from Fenland Airfield said: "It is a tragedy and we are doing what we can." |