Aeroplane crash at North Yorkshire airfield

We remain at the scene of a light aircraft crash today, where we are conducting joint visits with the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB).

The condition of one of the occupants, a man in his 70s who was taken to hospital yesterday, is described as critical.

There are no further updates at this time and any future updates will be published on this section of the website.

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Original statement: Thursday, 11 April 2024

Emergency service have attended reports of an air crash at an airfield in Church Fenton this evening.

Police, fire and ambulance services were called to a collision involving a single light aeroplane just after 5.10pm today.

Both of the plane’s occupants, two men in their 70s, have been taken to hospital with injuries.

An investigation will be carried out in due course to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the collision.