Pilot killed in airfield plane crash

Truro Aerodrome

Truro Aerodrome is about three miles outside the cit

At a glance

  • The only occupant of a small aircraft has died

  • The private plane crashed at Truro Aerodrome on Sunday afternoon

  • The Air Accidents Investigation Branch has started an investigation

A pilot has died after the plane he was flying crashed at an airfield in Cornwall.

Devon and Cornwall Police said it was called at about 15:20 BST on Sunday.

Emergency services attended Truro Aerodrome after reports of a "private aircraft crash", the force said.

"A single male occupant of the aircraft was pronounced deceased at the scene," a it added.

The man's next of kin has been informed.

The incident has been reported to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch which said it had deployed a team to start an investigation.

A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) said: “We were called at 15:08 on Sunday 3 September to an incident near Truro.

"The resources we sent included two double-crewed ambulances, an operations officer and a doctor.”

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