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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 and burst into flames close to Alderney airport. | Three people were hurt when a light aircraft crashed into a field and burst into flames close to Alderney airport. |
| 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. | 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. |
| The male pilot and another woman had minor injuries and a second man in the Piper plane from Jersey was unhurt. | The male pilot and another woman had minor injuries and a second man in the Piper plane from Jersey was unhurt. |
| Two of those involved are in their 50s, from Bridgnorth, Shropshire and two, in their 40s, from Enville, Staffordshire. | |
| The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is investigating. | The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is investigating. |
| Witnesses said the plane approached the runway very low, before banking steeply to the left. | Witnesses said the plane approached the runway very low, before banking steeply to the left. |
| Alderney Police said the weather conditions meant there was low cloud on the approach to the runway and the pilot negotiated around a patch of fog before banking to line up with the runway's centre line. | Alderney Police said the weather conditions meant there was low cloud on the approach to the runway and the pilot negotiated around a patch of fog before banking to line up with the runway's centre line. |
| The plane then stalled and despite the pilot's efforts to recover he had to make a forced landing in a field short of the airport. | The plane then stalled and despite the pilot's efforts to recover he had to make a forced landing in a field short of the airport. |
| All the passengers were able to free themselves from the plane. | All the passengers were able to free themselves from the plane. |