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| Investigation over microlight pilot death at Caernarfon Airport | Investigation over microlight pilot death at Caernarfon Airport |
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| An investigation is continuing after a fatal microlight aircraft crash at a north Wales airport. | An investigation is continuing after a fatal microlight aircraft crash at a north Wales airport. |
| A 55-year-old man was taken to hospital after his aircraft came down on the runway at Caernarfon Airport at 18:00 BST on Thursday. | A 55-year-old man was taken to hospital after his aircraft came down on the runway at Caernarfon Airport at 18:00 BST on Thursday. |
| Despite swift action by emergency services, the pilot died from his injuries. | Despite swift action by emergency services, the pilot died from his injuries. |
| The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) said it had deployed a team to inspect the crash wreckage. | |
| An AAIB spokeswoman said the fatal incident was being investigated and a report would be prepared in due course. | |
| 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. | |
| It is four miles (6.4 km) south west of Caernarfon and has a 3,000ft main runway (937m). It is also a base for the Wales Air Ambulance service. | |
| The incident comes a year after another air crash at Caernarfon Airport in which a man died. | The incident comes a year after another air crash at Caernarfon Airport in which a man died. |
| Iain Nuttall, 37, from Blackburn, Lancashire, was killed when the Piper Cherokee plane piloted by his father crashed on 19 May, 2013. | Iain Nuttall, 37, from Blackburn, Lancashire, was killed when the Piper Cherokee plane piloted by his father crashed on 19 May, 2013. |
| Mr Nuttall's five-year-old son and the pilot, 62, were seriously injured. | Mr Nuttall's five-year-old son and the pilot, 62, were seriously injured. |