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Investigation continues after pilot killed in light plane crash


By PA News



The light aircraft crashed in the East Fortune area of East Lothian (PA)

Investigations are continuing into a plane crash that left a 40-year-old pilot dead and another man in a critical condition.

The light aircraft crashed in the East Fortune area of East Lothian on Thursday afternoon, near a former Royal Air Force station that is now home to the National Museum of Flight.

The male pilot was pronounced dead at the scene and the passenger, 42, was taken to hospital in Edinburgh, where medical staff have described his condition as critical.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) confirmed on Friday it is looking into the crash.

A spokesperson said: “The AAIB has been notified of an accident involving a light aircraft which occurred yesterday evening at East Fortune Airfield, near Edinburgh.

“An investigation has been launched and a multi-disciplinary team of inspectors has been sent to the accident site to gather evidence and begin making inquiries.”

A Police Scotland spokesperson previously said the force “received a report of a light aircraft having crashed in the East Fortune area around 4.55pm on Thursday May 8″.

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