Light aircraft down near Rutland Water
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Light aircraft down near Rutland Water
Light aircraft crashes in Rutland
A light aircraft is reported to have crashed in Rutland.
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that four fire engines and the heavy rescue unit were at the scene which is off Whitwell Road, Empingham.
There are currently no more details of any casualties or circumstances of the incident, which took place near the northern shore of Rutland Water.
Weather in the county had been very cloudy all day with patches of fog in many places.
Link here:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/l...re/7243688.stm
I hope there were no serious casualties...
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A light aircraft is reported to have crashed in Rutland.
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that four fire engines and the heavy rescue unit were at the scene which is off Whitwell Road, Empingham.
There are currently no more details of any casualties or circumstances of the incident, which took place near the northern shore of Rutland Water.
Weather in the county had been very cloudy all day with patches of fog in many places.
Link here:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/l...re/7243688.stm
I hope there were no serious casualties...
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Sadly this too is what I've heard from those at the airfield where the much respected pilot took off from this afternoon. Will hold fire with any other comments for now. 
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Heard Police 22 on their way to have a look but I had to change to en-route before they reached the area; nothing more known.
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A light aircraft is reported to have crashed, killing the pilot.
Emergency services were called to the crash site in Empingham, Rutland.
Leicestershire Police said they received a report of the crash at 3.30pm today after the single-engined plane, a small, privately owned aircraft, came down on a bank at the edge of Rutland Water.
Police, fire crews and the ambulance service were at the scene this evening as inquiries began to establish the circumstances surrounding the crash.
It is not yet known where the plane was going to or where it had set off from.
It is understood the pilot of the aircraft was the only person on board.
A spokeswoman for the Air Accident Investigation Branch said a team had been sent to the area to begin an inquiry.
Weather in the county had been very cloudy all day with patches of thick fog in many places.
Emergency services were called to the crash site in Empingham, Rutland.
Leicestershire Police said they received a report of the crash at 3.30pm today after the single-engined plane, a small, privately owned aircraft, came down on a bank at the edge of Rutland Water.
Police, fire crews and the ambulance service were at the scene this evening as inquiries began to establish the circumstances surrounding the crash.
It is not yet known where the plane was going to or where it had set off from.
It is understood the pilot of the aircraft was the only person on board.
A spokeswoman for the Air Accident Investigation Branch said a team had been sent to the area to begin an inquiry.
Weather in the county had been very cloudy all day with patches of thick fog in many places.
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update of ppl crash
According to itv text at 22:30 the pilot in his 80's on a ppl was killed, no pax on board. there is a private grass strip runway on a farm nearby at Empingham so maybe have been attempting landing in fog. My wife said it was poor vis in Rutland thios afternoon
i live nearby but am away in North Yorks working.
Virgin balloons fly from Barnsdale lodge, about 1/2 mile from crash site on North shore of the resy
i live nearby but am away in North Yorks working.
Virgin balloons fly from Barnsdale lodge, about 1/2 mile from crash site on North shore of the resy
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Speaking to a friend on the phone yesterday lunctime he said the weather was very misty. I wonder why the pilot would have wanted to go flying in these conditions?
Confirmed by this pic
Confirmed by this pic
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Another sad day indeed.
I've rung around my ex syndicate parters as we used to operate a little J3 cub out of the strip at Empingham. All accounted for.
Deepest sympathies to the family of the pilot.
I've rung around my ex syndicate parters as we used to operate a little J3 cub out of the strip at Empingham. All accounted for.
Deepest sympathies to the family of the pilot.
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yesterday's crash
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are u able 2 say which airport he flew from - desperately want to add some tributes to the story that will go in the Evening Telegraph (Peterborough) and stamford mercury. Thought the airfield might give us a few words of tribute to the gentleman?.
rose
are u able 2 say which airport he flew from - desperately want to add some tributes to the story that will go in the Evening Telegraph (Peterborough) and stamford mercury. Thought the airfield might give us a few words of tribute to the gentleman?.
rose
Last edited by rose taylor; 14th Feb 2008 at 08:51. Reason: adding info
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I believe people at the airfield are keen to keep quiet until the body has been formally identified Rose. After which I feel sure there will be plenty of tributes on offer for the gentleman.
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I'm a heli pilot and live just about half a mile from the site, in fact I had been playing with my daughter exactly there the day before, which makes it a little surreal.
I had the day off, we left for Spalding to go shopping at 11 am and it was beautiful, if a little hazy, but sunny. We returned at 2.45, 45 mins before the accident, and although it had been thick fog all the way back from Spalding, just as we entered Empingham it cleared to about 6k, sunny, with haze, but really quite OK. When my wife went to pick up kids at 3.30 it was still clear at Sykes Lane, scene of the crash, but was thicker as you descend a little towards Oakham. The mobile phone pic, obviously after the accident is a bit deceptive of the actual weather in that spot, between 3 and 3.30.
Whatever the cause, locally it had been very nice in the morning.
It is very sad as I was very close to this one and the Thornhaugh helicopter crash, both recent. The chap is not known to me and I don't know where he flew from, but he was obviously doing what he enjoyed on what started as a beautiful day.
I had the day off, we left for Spalding to go shopping at 11 am and it was beautiful, if a little hazy, but sunny. We returned at 2.45, 45 mins before the accident, and although it had been thick fog all the way back from Spalding, just as we entered Empingham it cleared to about 6k, sunny, with haze, but really quite OK. When my wife went to pick up kids at 3.30 it was still clear at Sykes Lane, scene of the crash, but was thicker as you descend a little towards Oakham. The mobile phone pic, obviously after the accident is a bit deceptive of the actual weather in that spot, between 3 and 3.30.
Whatever the cause, locally it had been very nice in the morning.
It is very sad as I was very close to this one and the Thornhaugh helicopter crash, both recent. The chap is not known to me and I don't know where he flew from, but he was obviously doing what he enjoyed on what started as a beautiful day.
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This is a very sad incident. The pilot was a very nice guy and had been flying for a very long time. This should have been a very quick positioning flight.
As VFE says once the formal stuff has been done we can pass the appropriate tributes.
As VFE says once the formal stuff has been done we can pass the appropriate tributes.
Thank you.
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Local TV news just identified the aircraft as a PA28 in the factory maroon colour scheme. I know there's one in that scheme at Leicester.
Terrible news for aviation, condolences to the pilot's family. As others have said somebody doing what they enjoyed on what started a beautiful day, so sad it ended so tragically.
Terrible news for aviation, condolences to the pilot's family. As others have said somebody doing what they enjoyed on what started a beautiful day, so sad it ended so tragically.
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Rose, thank you for the sensitive approach, very uncommon in a journalist.
Once his name has been released to the public please PM me and I will give you the details you require.
We are a little shocked at the moment.
Once his name has been released to the public please PM me and I will give you the details you require.
We are a little shocked at the moment.