Light aircraft down in Abbeyshrule... Report

pepe the prawn

Anyone heard of this? Happened in the past 90 minutes. Emergency services at the scene, further details unknown.

Hope everyone is ok.

sjb25

Seeing good few reports on Twitter just now came here to see

http://emergencytimes.com/light-aircraft-crashes-in-county-longford/

Hopefully all ok

martinsvi

Westmeath Examiner says it's fatal, no further details at this moment. Very sad if true
http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2016/03/20/4116584-fatal-accident-reported-at-abbeyshrule-airfield/

jimbis

Single seater stunt plane from what I heard.

DieselPowered

Lazer 200?

pepe the prawn

Being widely reported online on multiple news platforms that the pilot has unfortunately lost his life. R.I.P.

TheHillOfDoom

Yes the pilot died. He ran into difficulties on descent apparently. RIP.

logie101

RIP.

What a beautiful day it was to go flying today. Terrible sad news.

Has there been any public confirmation as to the aircraft type?

Xpro

Rip, very very sad news.

Wanderer78

rip

Lockheed

I have heard that the pilot involved was William Hillick. rest in peace, I heard that he was very well known among the Irish Aviation community.

pepe the prawn

Lockheed wrote: »

I have heard that the pilot..., rest in peace, I heard that he was very well known among the Irish Aviation community.

Edited.

Rip to the pilot.

martinsvi

Lockheed wrote: »

I have heard that the pilot involved was William Hillick, rest in peace, I heard that he was very well known among the Irish Aviation community.
I assume this means that the plane involved in the accident was G-BWXV. I am not sure on that though.

Yes, I just learned this as well, I knew him, I've spoken to him a few times, a lovely gent with the right attitude towards safety, it's hard to imagine someone like him crashing. I can assure you, every GA pilot in Ireland is touched by this

no, that wasn't slingsby that crashed, he got a Sephens Akro Laser recently

Mech1

Named in this media report http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/man-dies-in-acrobatic-stunt-show-at-abbeyshrule-aerodrome-726122.html

and here http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/he-was-very-calm-and-talented-friend-pays-tribute-to-tragic-pilot-who-died-in-longford-air-crash-34558629.html

Bill G

Flew with him to the Isle of Man a few years back, absolutely devastated by the news. RIP

arybvtcw0eolkf

I go back twenty years with William (Mods he's been identified in todays media). Back to when he was a bus driver with Dublin Bus, we done HAM Operators licence around the same time too.

Then Bill left driving for Dublin Bus to open CQ Communications, everyone thought he was mad. But he proved everyone wrong and made a very successful business out of it.

We both started martial arts around the same time too, he got his black belt before I got mine.

I'm terrified of flying, he loved it.

Rest in Peace man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj89uEyBgf4

andy_g

From being a friend of Will, i remember when he first started his flying lessons and i encouraged and helped him where i could, you will be missed my friend.

I remember when you bought the slingsby. And remember when you said you were going to get the lazer.

This was his post from last week i think from his facebook from when he first took it for a real flight.

First flight out of Abbeyshrule in PH-LSR Laser Z200.
She is a bit of a wild horse that needs to be tamed but I do like a challenge.

Guys i ask you to please keep this thread clean as i dont want to have to come up and clean it up, Please wait for the investigation to find the truth of what happened to come out as id like as a friend for his name to be kept clean and out of the mud. Im staying out of this until we know what happened.

JamesEIRE

Hi all,

Just want to thank you all for all your kind words and at least sharing a bit of history and the time you've spent with my dad until his passing a few months back

James Hillick