Light aircraft crashes on Isles of Scilly
A light aircraft with four passengers on board overshot the runway at St Mary's Airport on the Isles of Scilly on Wednesday afternoon.
According to Radio Scilly, the aircraft passed through a hedge and was resting, facing the sea, in the lower field near the Veterinary surgery above Old Town.
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Firefighters from St Mary's went to the scene along with the airport's own tender, and a spokesman confirmed that there had been no injuries.
One eye-witness told Radio Scilly: "I think he realised he was at the end of the runway and started to put his anchors on.
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"Then he came down and turned side-on."
The incident happened at around 1.15pm.
The aircraft is a 1972 twin-engined Piper Seneca.
The airport was closed and flights to and from the Cornish mainland were being delayed.
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