US EditionPilot dies in light aircraft crash near East Fortune airfield
- A microlight plane crashed near the East Fortune vicinity in East Lothian at approximately 4:55pm on Thursday, May 8, 2025, resulting in the death of the 40-year-old pilot and leaving his 42-year-old male passenger in critical condition.
- The aircraft involved was a DeltaJet 500 model called the StingRay, a lightweight microlight produced by UK manufacturer Exolight, which reached an altitude exceeding 5,000 feet before rapidly descending and crashing 12 minutes later.
- Emergency responders, including Police Scotland, the Scottish Ambulance Service, and fire crews, attended the scene, and the passenger was urgently transported to a hospital in Edinburgh where he remains in critical condition.
- Police Scotland reported that a light aircraft was involved in a crash near East Fortune at approximately 4:55 p.m. On Thursday, May 8, 2025, and confirmed that the Air Accident Investigation Branch has been informed.
- Investigations remain ongoing following the crash, and the pilot’s next of kin have been informed.
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Pilot dies and passenger fighting for his life after aircraft crashes in Scottish field - The Mirror
Police Scotland have confirmed the male pilot died at the scene and a second male has been rushed to hospital in critical condition. An investigation into the crash has been launched
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The Scottish SunPilot dies & passenger fighting for life after aircraft crashes in Scots field
A PILOT has died and another passenger is fighting for his life after a plane crashed in a Scots field. Emergency services, including police, firefighters, and air ambulances, attended the scene at East Fortune Airfield in North Berwick after the alarm was raised at around 4.55pm. The 40-year-old male pilot was pronounced dead at the scene, while a 42-year-old male passenger was taken to the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh, where he remains in crit…
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