Flying instructor and teenage boy killed in light aircraft crash

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 11:02 · Archive

An 80-year-old flying instructor and a 16-year-old boy died when their light aircraft crashed near Drymen, Stirlingshire on 16 October.

An 80-year-old flying instructor known as the Flying Haggis and a 16-year-old boy died when their light aircraft crashed near Drymen in Stirlingshire on 16 October. Ian Haggis and the teenager were pronounced dead at the scene after the Piper Tomahawk II came down onto marshland in a remote area inaccessible by road. The aircraft took off from Glasgow Airport at around 4.15pm and lost contact with air traffic control approximately 20 minutes later.

The teenager's identity has not been released, though it is believed he may have been taking a flying lesson during the October school holidays. Tributes were paid to Haggis online, with one friend describing him as 'a legend, a hero of aviation and flight instruction'.

Emergency services were called to the scene at around 4.45pm. Police Scotland confirmed it had informed the Air Accidents Investigation Branch, which has launched a full investigation into the crash. The AAIB stated that a team travelled to the accident site to make inquiries and gather evidence.

How it is being reported

• Flying instructor who died in plane crash near Loch Lomond alongside teen namedIan Haggis and the 16-year-old boy were pronounced dead at the scene after their plane came down in a field near Drymen, StirlingshireGlasgow Live · 18 Oct, 10:27
• 'Flying Haggis' instructor named after horror plane crash kills him and boy, 16Flying instructor Ian Haggis, known as the Flying Haggis, and a 16-year-old boy died in a light aircraft crash near Drymen on October 16. AAIB probes.Glasgow Times · 18 Oct, 10:03

In this story: Ian Haggis · Drymen · Stirlingshire · Glasgow Airport · Air Accidents Investigation Branch

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