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Pilot dies in light aircraft crash at airfield

Katy Prickett
BBC News, Northamptonshire
Qays Najm/BBC A police car in front of a sign saying Spanhoe Airfield with a silver car behind itQays Najm/BBC
The crash took place at a former World War Two RAF station, which was also used by the the United States Army Air Forces

A man in his 60s has died after a light aircraft he was piloting crashed at an airfield.

Police, fire and ambulance services were called to Spanhoe Airfield, near Laxton, Northamptonshire, at about 12:50 BST on Saturday.

Northamptonshire Police said the pilot was the sole occupant of the plane.

Police and Air Accidents Investigation Branch investigations have begun and officers will remain on site while this takes place.

Chris/Geograph An aerial shot of Spanhoe airfield showing concrete runways and two hangar-like buildings, plus woods and other buildings, set among fieldsChris/Geograph
The air ambulance and paramedics joined an emergency service response at the airfield shortly before 13:00

A police spokesperson said: "A pilot has sadly died after a light aircraft came down at Spanhoe Airfield, near Laxton, Corby.

"The pilot, a man in his 60s, was the sole occupant of the aircraft."

An East Midlands Ambulance spokesperson said it received reports of a medical emergency at about 12:44.

"We sent two paramedics in solo response cars and a crewed ambulance," the spokesperson said.

"The air ambulance, police and fire were also on scene. All our resources have since left the scene.”

Northamptonshire Police has appealed for anyone with any information to get in touch.

Qays Najm/BBC A sign about Spanhoe Airfield explaining it was a World War Two USAAF station held in a bright blue frame with trees behindQays Najm/BBC
Police and the Air Accidents Investigation Branch have begun investigations into the cause of the crash

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