Clare hang glider had flown less than 100 metres before fatal crash, says preliminary report

Michael Flynn, a married father of two, died in an accident involving his Airwave hang glider which crashed in a field around 1km outside Miltown Malbay

A preliminary report by the Air Accident Investigation Unit into the incident said evidence gathered from the accident site indicated the pilot had travelled less than 100 metres off the ground after launching the hang glider before impacting terrain in the same field. Picture: Air Accident Investigation Unit

A Clare man killed after his powered hang glider crashed in a field near his home last month had travelled less than 100m before hitting the ground, a preliminary report into the accident has revealed.

Michael Flynn, a married father of two from Kilcorcoran, Miltown Malbay, suffered fatal injuries in an accident involving his Airwave hang glider which crashed in an agricultural field around 1km outside Miltown Malbay on September 18.