Kent accident
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Kent accident
Light aircraft came down in a field near Ashford around 3pm today – one person dead, sadly, and one injured, though not believed to be serious.
No other people involved. Wreckage in Fridd Lane, Bethersden.
No other people involved. Wreckage in Fridd Lane, Bethersden.
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I fly from Redhill so I'd be interested to know aircraft type or reg.
Thanks,
C23
The following is from the BBC Kent website:
"One person has died and another was injured when a light aircraft crashed into a farm field in Kent.
It came down in the Fridd Lane area, in Bethersden, near Ashford, just before 1500 BST on Sunday.
A Kent Police spokeswoman said one occupant suffered fatal injuries while a second had injuries which were "not believed to be serious at this time".
Emergency services were at the scene on Sunday and the Air Accidents Investigation Branch was informed.
The police spokeswoman said the accident was reported by a member of the public.
No other people or property was involved, she added. "
Thanks,
C23
The following is from the BBC Kent website:
"One person has died and another was injured when a light aircraft crashed into a farm field in Kent.
It came down in the Fridd Lane area, in Bethersden, near Ashford, just before 1500 BST on Sunday.
A Kent Police spokeswoman said one occupant suffered fatal injuries while a second had injuries which were "not believed to be serious at this time".
Emergency services were at the scene on Sunday and the Air Accidents Investigation Branch was informed.
The police spokeswoman said the accident was reported by a member of the public.
No other people or property was involved, she added. "
Last edited by Cricket23; 30th September 2007 at 19:55.
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I flew over the accident site soon after it had happened - air ambulance, fire, police etc all present 
The field the accident was in is the next field along to a private strip, so I would imagine the aircraft was inbound / outbound from there.
Not nice, really takes the edge off a really great day's flying
tKF
The field the accident was in is the next field along to a private strip, so I would imagine the aircraft was inbound / outbound from there.
Not nice, really takes the edge off a really great day's flying
tKF
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The BBC News link here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/7021025.stm
shows a picture of the wreckage. Looks like a French registered aircraft (F-P???), maybe a Banbi?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/7021025.stm
shows a picture of the wreckage. Looks like a French registered aircraft (F-P???), maybe a Banbi?
