A plane crash in Co Offaly last year which claimed the lives of two pilots occurred because the aircraft ran out of fuel.

The engine on a light aircraft cut out before it crashed killing two friends, air accident investigators have revealed.

Engine failure is being investigated as the primary cause of a light aircraft crash which killed a flight instructor and a trainee pilot.

Air accident investigators are to examine whether a flight instructor and trainee pilot killed in a light aircraft crash were alerted to a problem shortly after take-off.

“Rod, we’ve got some sheila out here all bloody tied up – want to come down and give us a hand?”