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Investigations are getting under way into a light aircraft crash in Argyll which it is feared has killed two adults and a child.Investigations are getting under way into a light aircraft crash in Argyll which it is feared has killed two adults and a child.
The plane, which took off from Oban on Tuesday before being lost from radar screens, is understood to have been heading for an airfield in Essex. The plane, which took off from Oban on Monday before being lost from radar screens, is understood to have been heading for an airfield in Essex.
Wreckage was later found at Dragleen Moore Farm, nine miles south of Oban. Wreckage was found on Tuesday at Dragleen Moore Farm, nine miles away.
Strathclyde Police and an Air Accidents Investigations Branch team are to carry out examinations of the crash site.Strathclyde Police and an Air Accidents Investigations Branch team are to carry out examinations of the crash site.
On Tuesday night police officers questioned staff at the council-run Oban airfield. The private aircraft, thought to be a Piper Apache, took off from Connell Airfield at 1135 BST on Monday morning.
The wreckage was discovered by a farmer on the slopes of Carn Dearg in the afternoon and searches were being carried out by police, fire and mountain rescue teams. I know it is definitely not any of our members, but it is a great shame and a great loss Dave Whitelaw, Connell Flying Club
The plane is understood to have been transporting two adults and a child to Andrew Field, Great Saling, in Essex, via Blackpool. It is understood to have been transporting two adults and a child to Andrewsfield, Great Saling, in Essex, via Blackpool.
The wreckage was discovered by a farmer on the slopes of Carn Dearg on Tuesday afternoon.
Searches, that were being carried out by police, fire and mountain rescue teams, were due to resume at first light on Wednesday.
Two investigators from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch have also been sent to the site of the crash.
On Tuesday night police officers questioned staff at the council-run airfield.
Dave Whitelaw, chairman of the Connell Flying Club which operates out of Oban airport, said it was clear the plane was not from the local area.
"I am not aware that there are any Piper Apaches based at Oban," he said.
"That would suggest they are not locals but visitors. I know it is definitely not any of our members, but it is a great shame and a great loss."