NTSB Identification: CEN18WA145
14 CFR Unknown
Accident occurred Thursday, April 19, 2018 in Crumlin, Ireland
Aircraft: CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY CESSNA 152, registration:
Injuries: 2 Fatal.
The foreign authority was the source of this information.
On April 19, 2018, at 1230 UTC, a Cessna 152 airplane, G-UFCO, collided with the terrain in Crumlin, Northern Ireland. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured, and the airplane was substantially damage by impact and postimpact fire. The wreckage was located in a field and the circumstances of the accident are unknown at this time. The local flight departed from the Newtonards Airport, Northern Ireland.
This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of the United Kingdom. Any further information may be obtained from:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Farnborough House
Berkshire Copse Road
Aldershot, Hampshire
GU11 2HH, United Kingdom
Tel: +44(0)1252 510300
This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the AAIB.
The two people who died in a light aircraft crash in County Antrim on Thursday have been named locally as Bryan Greenwood and Bob Farmbrough.
Mr Greenwood, from Larne, was an aerial photographer and Mr Farmbrough was a former airline captain.
The retired commercial airline pilot was originally from England but was living in Carrickfergus, County Antrim.
They were in a small plane, thought to be a Cessna, that crashed between Nutts Corner and Loanends.
Both Mr Greenwood and Mr Farmbrough's family and friends have paid warm tributes to them on social media.
Mr Farmbrough was a highly experienced pilot who worked for a number of airlines, including Inter European Airways; Airtours International Airways and British Regional Airlines (which operated British Airways flights from Belfast).
An eyewitness told the BBC the aircraft circled over houses and tried to land, before crashing in a field and catching fire.
The crash is being investigated by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). It removed the wreckage of the light aircraft from a field on Saturaday.
The remains of the plane will now be taken to Farnborough, Hampshire, where the AAIB investigation will continue.
https://www.bbc.com
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