Published: Friday, 15th August, 2008 12:30
Crash: No evidence of pilot error
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Air Accident Investigations Branch report findings following crash in Borders
POOR weather conditions have been blamed for a plane crash which claimed the life of a retired RAF squadron leader, an official report has concluded.
David Trueman was enjoying a short pleasure flight over the Scottish Borders last December when the accident happened.
Investigators concluded that freezing conditions caused his light aircraft to lose power and then nose-dive into a clouded hilltop close to an airfield at Midlem, near Selkirk.
The investigation found no evidence of pilot error, nor any medical or mechanical cause for the accident.
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