Forensics scour Scots field after pilot dies in horror aircraft crash
Blue police tape can be seen surrounding the wreckage
COMBING FOR EVIDENCE Forensics scour Scots field after pilot dies in horror aircraft crash
FORENSICS officers are scouring a Scots field after a pilot died in a horror aircraft crash.
Mercy crews were scrambled to East Fortune, in North Berwick, just before 5pm yesterday.
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The 40-year-old male pilot was pronounced dead at the scene
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The Scottish Fire and Rescue service erected a black cordon at the field
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Blue police tape can be seen surrounding the wreckage
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Forensics officers in white suits are scouring the area for evidence
Credit: Andrew Barr
The 40-year-old male pilot was pronounced dead at the scene, while his 42-year-old male passenger remains in a critical condition in hospital.
Police, fire crews and an air ambulance were sent to the scene.
Images taken today show forensics officers in white suits scouring the area for evidence as a probe was launched into the crash.
Cops say inquiries are ongoing and the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) has been notified.
Blue police tape can be seen surrounding the wreckage of the small red aircraft.
Meanwhile, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service erected a black cordon.
A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: "We received a report of a light aircraft having crashed in the East Fortune area around 4.55pm on Thursday, 8 May, 2025.
"Emergency services attended however the 40-year-old male pilot was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin is aware.
"The 42-year-old male passenger was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh where he is described as being in a critical condition.
"Enquiries remain ongoing and the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) has been notified."
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A spokesperson for the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) added: "The AAIB has been notified of an accident involving a light aircraft which occurred yesterday evening at East Fortune Airfield, near Edinburgh.
"An investigation has been launched and a multidisciplinary team of inspectors has been sent to the accident site to gather evidence and begin making enquiries."
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: 'We were alerted at 4.55pm on Thursday, May 8, to an incident involving a light aircraft near to Lammerview, East Fortune, near North Berwick.
'Operations Control mobilised two appliances and specialist resources to the scene."
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