At the risk of upsetting others here, decent pilots do not get in to these situations.
The fact that the pilot had a good reputation will be little comfort for the families of the passengers.
Read this:
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nvestigation into fatal Co Down plane crash
Saturday, 13 June 2009 13:23
An investigation is under way into the cause of a plane crash that killed three people in Co Down yesterday.
The 53-year-old pilot has been named as Hugh McKnight.
The two 24-year-old passengers who were also killed in the crash have been named locally as Andrew Burden and Steven Annett. All three are from the Annalong area.
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It is understood that the men had been returning from the Senior-TT race in the Isle of Man.
The plane was attempting to land on a private air strip near the harbour town of Kilkeel when it crashed and burst into flames.
The wreckage of the Jodel 4 seater plane is lying just short of the runway.
Local people say that at the time of the crash, 9pm last night, fog had closed in on the area and visibility was poor.