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| Pilot, 61, dies in microlight crash at Caernarfon Airport | |
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| A pilot has died after his microlight aircraft crashed at a north Wales airport, say emergency services. | A pilot has died after his microlight aircraft crashed at a north Wales airport, say emergency services. |
| The 61-year-old's aircraft came down on the runway at Caernarfon Airport at 18:00 BST on Thursday. | |
| North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said the man was taken to hospital with serious injuries but later died. | North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said the man was taken to hospital with serious injuries but later died. |
| A crew from Llanfairfechan attended but there have not been reports of a fire following the crash. The Air Accident Investigation Branch has been told. | A crew from Llanfairfechan attended but there have not been reports of a fire following the crash. The Air Accident Investigation Branch has been told. |
| A spokesman at the Morfa Lodge caravan park next to the airport said he saw a fire engine, air ambulance and several police cars arrive at the airport following the crash. | A spokesman at the Morfa Lodge caravan park next to the airport said he saw a fire engine, air ambulance and several police cars arrive at the airport following the crash. |
| The airport is four miles (6.4 km) south west of Caernarfon and has a 937 metres (3,074 ft) main runway and is a base for the Wales Air Ambulance service. | The airport is four miles (6.4 km) south west of Caernarfon and has a 937 metres (3,074 ft) main runway and is a base for the Wales Air Ambulance service. |