Pilot killed in Cessna mountain crash 'may have misjudged flying height'

A pilot who died with his friend when their light aircraft crashed into a mountain may have misjudged how high he should have been flying, investigators have said.

Pilot killed in Cessna mountain crash 'may have misjudged flying height'

A pilot who died with his friend when their light aircraft crashed into a mountain may have misjudged how high he should have been flying, investigators have said.

Paul Smith, 57, from Rathmore near Athboy, Co Meath, was with 69-year-old Bryan Keane, from Williamstown, near Kells, and their two dogs, on May 24 2015 when the collision happened in poor visibility.

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