Witness recounts Caernarfon Airport fatal plane crash

An investigation into the fatal plane crash at a north Wales airport is under way.

A pilot was killed when the light aircraft hit the runway at Caernarfon Airport in Gwynedd at about 18:30 BST on Wednesday and burst into flames.

North Wales Police and the Air Accident Investigation Branch are involved in the investigation.

Witness Mark Hancock described seeing a "fireball" after the plane struck the runway while trying to land.

  • Footage courtesy Gwyneth Bellis

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