Man, 80, who died in light aircraft crash near Loch Lomond named
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch is examining the crash after the aircraft departed Glasgow Airport with two people on board, officials said.
- On Friday, 80-year-old flying instructor Ian Haggis and a 16-year-old boy died when their Piper Tomahawk aircraft crashed near Drymen, north of Glasgow, late afternoon.
- Departing Glasgow Airport shortly after 4:15 p.m., the aircraft stopped transmitting signals around 20 minutes later, prompting emergency services to respond at approximately 4:45 p.m.
- Witness Stuart Abernethy observed from his driveway as the plane descended in a spiral with an "engine over-revving," followed by "total silence" after vanishing from sight.
- Leading Edge Flight Training expressed condolences for the "tragic accident" involving two staff members, while police maintain closures on Old Drymen Road near the crash site.
- The Air Accidents Investigation Branch has launched a safety investigation with temporary airspace restrictions currently in effect over the area near Loch Lomond.
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Two people died in a small single-engine plane crash near Kondariotissa in the Pieria region of northern Greece. The plane fell into a dry riverbed near the runway of the Pieria Aviation Club, Greek media reported. The incident was reported at around 1:50 p.m. Eight firefighters and four vehicles were dispatched to the scene. Rescuers found the two people outside the plane, unconscious, and handed them over to the Greek emergency services (EKAV)…
Two Dead in Single-Engine Aircraft Crash in Northern Greece
ATHENS - Two people were killed Sunday when a single-engine light aircraft crashed near Kontariotissa, in the Pieria region of northern Greece, close to the local flying club’s airstrip. The aircraft was found in a dry riverbed. Firefighters who arrived at the scene found the two occupants outside the aircraft and unresponsive. They were transported by ambulance to Katerini Hospital, where their deaths were confirmed. According to the Fire Servi…
As a result of the crash of a light-powered aircraft in eastern Greece, two people were killed, reports Katimerini. A light-powered aircraft crashed in eastern Greece in the Condariotissa area of Pieria, transmitting to RIA News. According to the publication, the aircraft fell into a dry river near the runway of the local aeroclub. Two people were found dead by firefighters who arrived on the scene without any signs of life. Medical doctors obse…
The single-engine aircraft, of a light type, crashed in the Local Community of Kontariotissa in Pieria without a fire. The post Pieria: Crash of a single-engine aircraft – The two occupants unconscious appeared first on in.gr.
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