Two people have been killed and seven injured after a plane crash in County Galway.
It is understood an eight-seater single engine plane missed the runway at Aerphort na Minna in Connemara.
The pilot and eight passengers were airlifted to hospital, where two later died. Two are critically ill.
It is understood the group were businessmen on their way back after a trial flight to the Aran islands. An investigation is under way.
It is understood three people had to be cut from the wreckage. All the injured have been taken to Galway Regional Hospital.
The scene of the crash is about 25 miles west of Galway city.
A coastguard spokeswoman said the small aircraft, a Cessna 208D, was making a return trip from Inishmaan, an island off the Galway coast.
The flight would have normally taken about seven minutes.
An eyewitness said: “The front of the plane is totally destroyed.
“One wing was sheared off and is lying on top of the plane.”
Aerphort na Minna is the main airport for Aer Arann planes, serving the Aran Islands.
The plane is understood to be a charter plane and not one of the Aer Arann fleet.
By: frankvw - 18th August 2007 at 22:59
Not directed towards you.
By: Ren Frew - 18th August 2007 at 19:55
Clean up 😉 Sorry, I forgot to put a note.
Please guys, keep this thread free of personal attacks.
I didn’t make one…
By: frankvw - 18th August 2007 at 15:33
Where’s my post gone ?
Clean up 😉 Sorry, I forgot to put a note.
Please guys, keep this thread free of personal attacks.
By: Ren Frew - 18th August 2007 at 10:56
Where’s my post gone ?
By: steve rowell - 18th August 2007 at 00:54
Missed the runway?? windshear perhaps??
I guess that confirms it!!
By: Newforest - 17th August 2007 at 07:37
Prelimanary accident report was issued yesterday indicating no problem with the aircraft before it crashed.:(
By: Newforest - 6th July 2007 at 19:44
Preliminary details of the accident to N208EC.
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20070705-1
By: Newforest - 6th July 2007 at 14:30
Two people have been killed and seven injured after a plane crash in County Galway.
A coastguard spokeswoman said the small aircraft, a Cessna 208D, was making a return trip from Inishmaan, an island off the Galway coast.
The plane is understood to be a charter plane and not one of the Aer Arann fleet.
The plane was on the N register but owned by an Irish company. The pilot was Captain Matt Masterson from County Dublin.
By: andrewm - 6th July 2007 at 10:32
From what the local news is saying the people onboard were Businessmen who were considering opening a new air link to compete with Aer Arann. It would appear this was their first return flight to get an idea of if it was viable.
By: steve rowell - 6th July 2007 at 10:10
Missed the runway?? windshear perhaps??
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