A steeply banked turn led to the loss of control of a light aircraft which crashed and killed a seven-year-old boy and the male pilot, an investigation has found on Friday. An earlier investigation into the crash in Co Offaly two years ago found no evidence of engine failure. The pilot was returning to the Irish Parachute Club’s airfield in Clonbullogue near Edenderry, Co Offaly, when the accident happened on May 13th, 2018. The plane, which came from the UK, had been in constant use at the airfield during weekends from April 21st until the crash. “During the final 3.5 seconds of the accident sequence, the aircraft descended in a near-vertical nose-down attitude.

Source: The Irish Times March 20, 2020 18:11 UTC