Offaly plane crash caused by plane running out of fuel

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

Tue, 29 Oct, 2013 - 14:57

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

31-year-old pilot Niall Doherty, from Roscrea in Co Tipperary, and 31-year-old student pilot Damien Deegan from Crinkle in Birr, both died when the Cesna aircraft crashed in scrubland in Birr last November.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Offaly Place: Co Offaly Place: Roscrea Place: Co Tipperary Place: Crinkle Place: Birr Place: scrubland Person: Niall Doherty Person: Damien Deegan Organisation: Air Accident Investigation Unit Organisation: Ormond Flying Club Organisation: AAIU Organisation: Irish Aviation Authority Organisation: General Aviation Safety Council of Ireland

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