Galway plane crash report: Bad weather may have disoriented pilot

A report into a Galway plane crash that killed two people has said the pilot may have become disoriented in deteriorating weather.

The aircraft was on a military training flight on October 12, 2009, en route from Casement Aerodrome in Dublin to Galway airport, with an instructor and cadet on board.

Conditions worsened along the route and the plane crashed into a valley near Lough Mask in Co Galway.

The Air Accident Investigation Unit reports said the pilot may have become disoriented due to the weather conditions.