Both people on board small plane die after it crashes in field in Essex
Key takeaways
- Police at the scene of the plane crash in a field off Mill Lane, Ongar, on Tuesday.
- Prefer the Guardian on Google Two people have died after a light aircraft on a “short flight experience” crashed in a field near Ongar in Essex, police have said.
- The two-seat Cessna plane crashed in a field off Mill Lane, Ongar, on Tuesday after taking off from North Weald airfield about seven miles west, Essex police said.
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Police at the scene of the plane crash in a field off Mill Lane, Ongar, on Tuesday. Photograph: Essex Live/BPM Media View image in fullscreen Police at the scene of the plane crash in a field off Mill Lane, Ongar, on Tuesday. Photograph: Essex Live/BPM Media Essex Two people onboard small plane die after it crashes in field in Essex Two-seat Cessna aircraft was carrying out short flight experience when it crashed in Ongar on Tuesday, police say
Prefer the Guardian on Google Two people have died after a light aircraft on a “short flight experience” crashed in a field near Ongar in Essex, police have said.
The two-seat Cessna plane crashed in a field off Mill Lane, Ongar, on Tuesday after taking off from North Weald airfield about seven miles west, Essex police said.