LIGHT AIRCRAFT CRASH KILLS TWO NEAR LOCH LOMOND

Police Scotland said two people died when a light aircraft crashed north-east of Drymen, near Loch Lomond, on Friday 16 October. Emergency services were called at about 16:45, and officers said both people were pronounced dead at the scene. Police said it had informed their next of kin. The aircraft was a Piper Tomahawk II registered to Leading Edge Flight Training in Renfrew, according to the Civil Aviation Authority’s aircraft register.

Flight-tracking data showed the aircraft left Glasgow Airport at 16:17 and stopped transmitting at 16:37. Earlier on Friday, it had flown from Cumbernauld Airport to Glasgow Airport, where it remained until about 13:00. It then flew towards Newport-on-Tay, turned back to Glasgow and spent just over an hour on the ground before its final departure. Gavin Birch-Williams, managing director of Glasgow Airport, said the airport was aware of the crash and offered sympathy to the families and friends affected.

Police Scotland said temporary airspace restrictions, including restrictions on drones, were in place around Drymen while investigators examined the crash. Officers warned that flying in restricted airspace was a criminal offence. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said: “A team has travelled to the accident site near Drymen, north of Glasgow, to make inquiries and gather evidence as part of the process of conducting a safety investigation.” Police said inquiries were continuing to establish the full circumstances.