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Plane crash death probe continues Plane crash death probe continues
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A light aircraft which crashed into a field after take-off on the Isle of Wight, killing four people on board, "appeared to experience difficulties". An investigation is continuing after a light aircraft crashed into a field after take-off on the Isle of Wight, killing four people on board.
The plane, which had flown from Tatenhill Airfield in Staffordshire, was leaving the Isle of Wight Airport at Sandown at midday when it crashed.The plane, which had flown from Tatenhill Airfield in Staffordshire, was leaving the Isle of Wight Airport at Sandown at midday when it crashed.
The Piper Cherokee, bound for Pontivy Airfield in Brittany, France, came down near Canteen Road, Apse Heath.The Piper Cherokee, bound for Pontivy Airfield in Brittany, France, came down near Canteen Road, Apse Heath.
Staffordshire Police said the four people who died were from the county.Staffordshire Police said the four people who died were from the county.
'Tragic accident''Tragic accident'
"Shortly after the plane had taken off from Sandown, it appears to have experienced difficulties," a spokesman for Staffordshire Police said."Shortly after the plane had taken off from Sandown, it appears to have experienced difficulties," a spokesman for Staffordshire Police said.
A spokesman for the Isle of Wight Airport at Sandown said: "This is a tragic accident."A spokesman for the Isle of Wight Airport at Sandown said: "This is a tragic accident."
"It was an accident soon after take-off and the AAIB [ Air Accidents Investigation Branch] will be beginning their investigation into how it happened.""It was an accident soon after take-off and the AAIB [ Air Accidents Investigation Branch] will be beginning their investigation into how it happened."
The spokesman added that the aircraft had arrived from Tatenhill in Burton-on-Trent and had come to the airport previously but it was not a regular visitor.The spokesman added that the aircraft had arrived from Tatenhill in Burton-on-Trent and had come to the airport previously but it was not a regular visitor.
He also said the airport would continue to operate normally following the accident.He also said the airport would continue to operate normally following the accident.
Scheduled services to London and The Channel Islands operate from Sandown, and an air taxi service is also based at the airport.Scheduled services to London and The Channel Islands operate from Sandown, and an air taxi service is also based at the airport.