Probe into plane crash on Wexford beach hears of sudden loss of fuel

The scene of a Light Plane Crash, Carnsore Point, Co Wexford. Picture: Mary Browne

An aircraft that crash-landed on a Co Wexford beach two months ago appeared to suffer a sudden loss of fuel shortly before both engines cut out.

A preliminary report into the crash of the light aircraft on Carnsore Beach, Co Wexford on September 23 by the Air Accident Investigation Unit, however, found no fuel leaks in either tank, despite a gauge reading that indicated what the pilot claimed was an abnormal loss of fuel.