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| Plane crash death probe continues | Plane crash death probe continues |
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| An investigation is continuing after a light aircraft crashed into a field after take-off on the Isle of Wight, killing four people on board. | An investigation is continuing after a light aircraft crashed into a field after take-off on the Isle of Wight, killing four people on board. |
| The plane, which had flown from Tatenhill Airfield in Staffordshire, was leaving the Isle of Wight Airport at Sandown on Sunday when it crashed. | |
| The Piper Cherokee, bound for Pontivy Airfield in Brittany, France, came down near Canteen Road, Apse Heath. | The Piper Cherokee, bound for Pontivy Airfield in Brittany, France, came down near Canteen Road, Apse Heath. |
| Staffordshire Police said the four people who died were from the county. | Staffordshire Police said the four people who died were from the county. |
| 'Tragic accident' | 'Tragic accident' |
| "Shortly after the plane had taken off from Sandown, it appears to have experienced difficulties," a spokesman for Staffordshire Police said. | "Shortly after the plane had taken off from Sandown, it appears to have experienced difficulties," a spokesman for Staffordshire Police said. |
| A spokesman for the Isle of Wight Airport at Sandown said: "This is a tragic accident." | A spokesman for the Isle of Wight Airport at Sandown said: "This is a tragic accident." |
| "It was an accident soon after take-off and the AAIB [ Air Accidents Investigation Branch] will be beginning their investigation into how it happened." | "It was an accident soon after take-off and the AAIB [ Air Accidents Investigation Branch] will be beginning their investigation into how it happened." |
| The spokesman added that the aircraft had arrived from Tatenhill in Burton-on-Trent and had come to the airport previously but it was not a regular visitor. | The spokesman added that the aircraft had arrived from Tatenhill in Burton-on-Trent and had come to the airport previously but it was not a regular visitor. |
| He also said the airport would continue to operate normally following the accident. | He also said the airport would continue to operate normally following the accident. |
| Scheduled services to London and The Channel Islands operate from Sandown, and an air taxi service is also based at the airport. | Scheduled services to London and The Channel Islands operate from Sandown, and an air taxi service is also based at the airport. |