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Search for pilot suspended after English Channel crash | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
A search for the pilot of an aircraft that crashed into the English Channel has been suspended for the night. | |
The American-registered plane carrying one person came down about 15 miles off Dungeness in Kent at 14:30 BST. | |
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said a French helicopter had found the wreckage of the light aircraft. | The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said a French helicopter had found the wreckage of the light aircraft. |
The alarm was raised after the plane, which was heading from Blackbushe Airport in Hampshire to Le Touquet in northern France, was overdue. | The alarm was raised after the plane, which was heading from Blackbushe Airport in Hampshire to Le Touquet in northern France, was overdue. |
Fading light caused British and French rescuers to call off attempts to find the missing pilot. A decision will be taken on Monday morning about what to do next. | |
The incident happened four miles inside UK waters and the search and rescue operation is being led by British authorities assisted by the French. | The incident happened four miles inside UK waters and the search and rescue operation is being led by British authorities assisted by the French. |
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said it had sent a team to collect evidence and begin an inquiry into what happened. | The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said it had sent a team to collect evidence and begin an inquiry into what happened. |
"The position of the aircraft will determine if the full investigation will be led by the AAIB or the French authorities," a spokesman said. |