17- ديسمبر 2007
وقع الحادث على أرتفاع 1800 قدم مايعادل 550 متر فوق المطار، كما ورد قتل شخصين في إحدى الطائرات، وهي طائرة صغيرة وخفيفة وقعت في أحد الحقول المجاورة للمطار و بعد إصطدامها بالارض أحترقت، أما الطائرة الأخرى والتي كان بها 3 أشخاص فتمكن من الهبوط الأضطرار في مطار بعد 10 دقائق من التصادم. وهذه الطائرة نوعاً ما أكبر من الطائرة الأخرى، حيث أنها تستخدم للقفز الظلي بحسب تصريح المتحدث بإسم مطار East Midlands Airport
كود:
17 December 2007
Two people were killed in a mid-air collision between two light aircraft yesterday, police said.
The pair died when their two-seater Luscombe Silvaire plane collided with another light aircraft in the skies near the village of Admaston, Staffs, just after midday.
The second aircraft, said air accident investigators, was carrying three people but managed to land safely at East Midlands Airport about 25 miles away.
The field, part of the land surrounding Rectory Farm, remained sealed off tonight. Specialist investigators will carry out detailed examinations in the morning.
The bodies of the two victims, said to have taken off from a local airfield, were removed from the scene this evening.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is taking the lead in the case.
Senior investigator Tim Atkinson said it was too early to say exactly what had caused the collision. Weather conditions were clear and visibility was fine, he said.
He said both planes were privately owned on leisure flights and were not under air traffic control when they collided.
Such procedure is normal for the size of plane, he added.
"Aircraft do collide," said Mr Atkinson. "Mid-air collisions are mercifully very rare, a great deal of general aviation is done on the principle that the pilot keeps a good look-out."
Farmer Michael Sargeant, who owns the land where the Luscombe came down, described the scene when he rushed to the burning wreckage.
He said: "I saw smoke down my field. I went down in my Land Rover, I pulled right up to it. The plane was burning but almost burned out.
"I could see bodies there but I could see there was nothing I could do. I came straight back and rang 999."
16-12-2007,
05:47 PM
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