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26/05/2009
Pilot Detained After Aircraft Crash
The pilot of a microlight vehicle that crashed in Gloucestershire woodland has been arrested on suspicion of flying while drunk.
The aircraft crashed in woodland at St Briavels Common, near Brockweir, Gloucs at around 5.15pm on Monday. It had taken off in Middlesex.
The 39-year-old man from Cheltenham was detained on suspicion of flying the plane without a licence and flying while over the alcohol limit.
He was later released on bail to return to Gloucester Police Station on June 23.
The pilot was treated in hospital for a leg injury, while his passenger, a man from Quedgeley, suffered back pain.
(JM/BMcC)
The aircraft crashed in woodland at St Briavels Common, near Brockweir, Gloucs at around 5.15pm on Monday. It had taken off in Middlesex.
The 39-year-old man from Cheltenham was detained on suspicion of flying the plane without a licence and flying while over the alcohol limit.
He was later released on bail to return to Gloucester Police Station on June 23.
The pilot was treated in hospital for a leg injury, while his passenger, a man from Quedgeley, suffered back pain.
(JM/BMcC)
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