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Caernarfon Airport plane crash: Three generations of same family involved | |
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Police say three generation of the same family were involved in the fatal plane crash at Caernarfon Airport. | |
A young boy and his grandfather - who was the pilot - are described as being in a "serious" and "critical" condition at Ysbyty Gwynedd hospital, Bangor. | |
The boy's father, who died, was trapped in the wreckage. | |
An investigation has begun into why the light aircraft crashed at Caernarfon Airport on Sunday and investigators hope to recover the wreckage later. | |
Firefighters cut the man from the wreckage and he was pronounced dead at the scene of Sunday morning's crash | |
The aircraft flipped onto its roof on a runway at Dinas Dinlle, and experts from the Department for Transport's Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) were sent to the scene on Sunday to start a preliminary inquiry. | The aircraft flipped onto its roof on a runway at Dinas Dinlle, and experts from the Department for Transport's Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) were sent to the scene on Sunday to start a preliminary inquiry. |
They were on site from about 08:00 BST on Monday gathering evidence before the Piper Cherokee four-seater plane is taken away for detailed analysis. | |
Investigators have been seen examining trees at a holiday park next to the airfield after reports that the plane clipped branches on its approach to land. | Investigators have been seen examining trees at a holiday park next to the airfield after reports that the plane clipped branches on its approach to land. |
Tree foliage and fresh branch debris are clearly visible on a track that runs between the perimeter of the airfield and the Morfa Lodge park. | Tree foliage and fresh branch debris are clearly visible on a track that runs between the perimeter of the airfield and the Morfa Lodge park. |
The plane came to rest on its roof only metres from the airfield fence, some distance short of the runway. | |
Police have appealed for witnesses who saw the plane as it approached the runway to get in touch. | |
Gwawr Bell was staying at the caravan park next door to the airfield with her husband and children and another family when they saw the aircraft clip trees. | Gwawr Bell was staying at the caravan park next door to the airfield with her husband and children and another family when they saw the aircraft clip trees. |
"I heard this plane come over and then there was a big bang, nothing, and then another big bang," she told BBC Radio Cymru's Post Cyntaf. | "I heard this plane come over and then there was a big bang, nothing, and then another big bang," she told BBC Radio Cymru's Post Cyntaf. |
"My husband and the children had seen this little aeroplane come in and it clipped some trees, just caught the bottom of the aeroplane on the trees and then the plane came down on the other side of the hedge. | "My husband and the children had seen this little aeroplane come in and it clipped some trees, just caught the bottom of the aeroplane on the trees and then the plane came down on the other side of the hedge. |
"Someone told us that the pilot had come out so we thought everything was ok. | "Someone told us that the pilot had come out so we thought everything was ok. |
"Then we heard the sirens and I don't know how many fire engines came, and we realised it must be worse that we thought." | "Then we heard the sirens and I don't know how many fire engines came, and we realised it must be worse that we thought." |
Robert Jones is a member of the Mona Flying Club and a regular visitor to the airport. | |
"Every airfield gets the odd small accident but I can't remember anyone being injured in Caernarfon (Airport) in the quarter of a century I've flown in and out of there," he said. | "Every airfield gets the odd small accident but I can't remember anyone being injured in Caernarfon (Airport) in the quarter of a century I've flown in and out of there," he said. |
"On a day like yesterday there would have been 30, maybe 40, planes visiting Caernarfon from all over Britain. It is very popular." | |
Anyone with any information relating to the incident is asked to contact North Wales Police on 101. | Anyone with any information relating to the incident is asked to contact North Wales Police on 101. |