Paraglider crash into electricity wires cut power to 1,000 Kerry homes

Investigation found aircraft was unregistered, while pilot was not appropriately licensed and did not hold a medical certificate
Paraglider crash into electricity wires cut power to 1,000 Kerry homes

Paragliders above the Swiss Alps in 2005. File picture: AP Photo/Keystone, Schweizerischer Haengegleiter-Verband, Martin Scheel

A paraglider who crashed into electricity wires at a caravan park on the Dingle peninsula last year caused power cuts to over 1,000 homes in the area.

An investigation by the Air Accident Investigation Unit into the incident found the powered paraglider was unregistered, while the pilot was not appropriately licensed and did not hold a medical certificate.

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