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Man dies after glider crash in Kinross | Man dies after glider crash in Kinross |
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A man in his 40s has been killed in a glider crash at an airport in Kinross. | A man in his 40s has been killed in a glider crash at an airport in Kinross. |
Emergency services were called to the Scottish Gliding Centre at Portmoak Airfield shortly after 13.30. | |
The man was found upside down inside the aircraft and despite the efforts of paramedics, he was pronounced dead at the scene. No-one else was hurt. | The man was found upside down inside the aircraft and despite the efforts of paramedics, he was pronounced dead at the scene. No-one else was hurt. |
It is understood the aircraft was in the process of taking off and was only a matter of feet off the ground when the incident happened. | It is understood the aircraft was in the process of taking off and was only a matter of feet off the ground when the incident happened. |
An investigation, involving Tayside Police, the Air Accident Investigation Branch and the Civil Aviation Authority, is being carried out to establish the full set of circumstances surrounding the incident. |
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