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| Caernarfon Airport microlight crash pilot named | |
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| A man who died after his microlight plane crashed at a north Wales airport has been named as Ashley Hazelwood. | |
| The 61-year-old from Rhyl, was taken to hospital after his aircraft came down on the runway at Caernarfon Airport at 18:00 BST on Thursday. | |
| Despite swift action by emergency services, the pilot died from his injuries. | Despite swift action by emergency services, the pilot died from his injuries. |
| The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) is investigating on behalf of the coroner. | |
| The AAIB said it had deployed a team to inspect the crash wreckage and would prepare a report in due course. | The AAIB said it had deployed a team to inspect the crash wreckage and would prepare a report in due course. |
| Following the crash, a spokesman at the Morfa Lodge caravan park next to the airport said he saw a fire engine, air ambulance and several police cars arrive at the airport. | Following the crash, a spokesman at the Morfa Lodge caravan park next to the airport said he saw a fire engine, air ambulance and several police cars arrive at the airport. |
| It is four miles (6.4 km) south west of Caernarfon and has a 3,000ft main runway (937m). It is also a base for the Wales Air Ambulance service. | It is four miles (6.4 km) south west of Caernarfon and has a 3,000ft main runway (937m). It is also a base for the Wales Air Ambulance service. |
| A police spokesman said: "An investigation is underway by the Air Accident Investigation Bureau from Hampshire supported by North Wales Police, to establish the circumstances which resulted in a 61-year-old man from the Rhyl area, sustaining fatal injuries." | A police spokesman said: "An investigation is underway by the Air Accident Investigation Bureau from Hampshire supported by North Wales Police, to establish the circumstances which resulted in a 61-year-old man from the Rhyl area, sustaining fatal injuries." |
| Witnesses are asked to call North Wales Police on 101. | Witnesses are asked to call North Wales Police on 101. |
| The incident comes a year after another air crash at Caernarfon Airport in which a man died. | The incident comes a year after another air crash at Caernarfon Airport in which a man died. |
| Iain Nuttall, 37, from Blackburn, Lancashire, was killed when the Piper Cherokee plane piloted by his father crashed on 19 May, 2013. | Iain Nuttall, 37, from Blackburn, Lancashire, was killed when the Piper Cherokee plane piloted by his father crashed on 19 May, 2013. |
| Mr Nuttall's five-year-old son and the pilot, 62, were seriously injured. | Mr Nuttall's five-year-old son and the pilot, 62, were seriously injured. |