Light aircraft crash rumors quashed
Rumors of a light aircraft crash in Northumberland this afternoon have been quashed.
Social media has been rife with reports of an air accident near Morpeth.
But Northumbria Police say the rumors were sparked by a witness seeing a small plane coming down at Stanton Strip, near Morpeth, and not coming back up again.
But the light aircraft wasn’t in difficulties, it had simply landed.
The plane is believed to have been taking part in the Great North Fly-In at Eshott Airfield.
A police spokeswoman said: “There have been planes taking off and landing all afternoon as part of the air show.
Someone saw this plane go down at Stanton Strip and not come back up again. It didn’t come back up because it had landed.
“We have spoken to the pilot and there were no difficulties. Everything is fine. He had simply landed.”
Source: http://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk
Great North Air Ambulance sent to the scene but crews and paramedics stood down as aircraft carrying two passengers landed safely
Emergency services have been stood down following reports that a light aircraft carrying two passengers had gone down.
It was originally thought the aircraft had crashed near to Pigdon, in Northumberland, and the Great North Air Ambulance was sent to the scene.
However, crews and paramedics were stood down following the false alarm.
A Northumbria Police spokeswoman said the aircraft had landed safely on an airstrip in Stanton, north of Morpeth.
She said a passerby who saw the aircraft go down beneath the trees hadn’t realized there was an runway there and called for help.
Source: http://www.thejournal.co.uk
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