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Three hurt in light plane crash Three hurt in light plane crash
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Three people were hurt when a light aircraft crashed into a field close to Alderney airport. Three people were hurt when a light aircraft crashed into a field and burst into flames close to Alderney airport.
Four people were on the plane, which had flown from Jersey, when it came down short of the runway at 1320 BST. A woman passenger was flown to Guernsey for treatment for a broken leg after the plane came down 30m (98ft) from a cliff at 1320 BST on Sunday.
Alderney Police said the passengers were all able to get out of the plane, which caught fire after the impact. The male pilot and another woman were treated at Alderney hospital for minor injuries and a second man in the Piper light aircraft from Jersey was unhurt.
One woman suffered a broken leg and was flown to Guernsey for treatment. The male pilot and a second woman were treated for minor injuries. The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is investigating.
The fourth person on board, a man, was uninjured. Witnesses said the plane approached the runway very low, before banking steeply to the left.
The passengers were able to get out of the plane, which burned so badly it was nearly unrecognisable, apart from the engine and a wing.
Insp Tom Makins, of Guernsey Police, said: "We will take initial statements and someone from the AAIB will be coming over to Alderney."