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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 61-year-old man from Rhyl 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. |
Police said they are helping the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) with an inquiry into the incident. | |
The AAIB said it had deployed a team to inspect the crash wreckage and would prepare a report 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. | 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. | 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. |
A police spokesman said: "An investigation is underway by the Air Accident Investigation Bureau from Hampshire supported by North Wales Police, to establish the circumstances which resulted in a 61-year-old man from the Rhyl area, sustaining fatal injuries." | |
Witnesses are asked to call North Wales Police on 101. | |
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. |