Two people had a lucky escape when they came away unscathed following an aircraft crash.
A Flexwing Microlite aircraft was involved in an incident at Durham Tees Valley Airport today.
Microlight incident at Durham Tees Valley Airport
Luckily, the two people on board were uninjured but emergency services were called to the scene at 12.20pm as a precaution.
“At around noon today there was an incident involving a Flexwing Microlite aircraft with two people on board whilst it was coming into land,” said a spokesman for the airport.
“The aircraft was grounded short of the runway and emergency services attended the scene.
Ian Cooper
Scene of Micro Light crash at Durham Tees Valley Airport
“The two people on board were not seriously injured - the air ambulance attended but the two people did not require further treatment.
“The incident has been reported to the Air Accident Investigation Bureau.”
He added that the airport was closed to traffic for a short period but later reopened. The incident did not affect commercial flights.
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