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30/07/2007
Pilot Dies In Kerry Crash
A man has died after his Cessna Plane crashed into a field near Ard Fert in County Kerry just before 5.00pm on Sunday evening.
The man in his 50s was the sole occupant of the aircraft and it is believed the accident happened when he was performing manoeuvres during a festival in the village.
The Department of Transport’s Air Accident Investigation Unit and the Gardai will carry out investigations and the scene of the accident is now sealed off.
Another accident involving an aircraft happened in County Kildare at the weekend when the pilot of a small plane was forced to crash land during take off at Kilrush airstrip. The pilot managed to escape injury.
(SB/SP)
The man in his 50s was the sole occupant of the aircraft and it is believed the accident happened when he was performing manoeuvres during a festival in the village.
The Department of Transport’s Air Accident Investigation Unit and the Gardai will carry out investigations and the scene of the accident is now sealed off.
Another accident involving an aircraft happened in County Kildare at the weekend when the pilot of a small plane was forced to crash land during take off at Kilrush airstrip. The pilot managed to escape injury.
(SB/SP)
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