Two individuals were airlifted to hospital after a light aircraft crashed near Prestwick Airport, while a separate crash in Alaska resulted in no survivors. Investigations are ongoing in both cases.
Two individuals were rescued and airlifted to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow following a light aircraft crash near Prestwick Airport, Monkton. The incident occurred around 16:10 on Tuesday, and involved a light aircraft coming down on private land close to the airport. Emergency services, including the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, responded promptly, with the operation lasting until 19:00. The adjacent A719 road was closed to facilitate the response. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
In a separate incident in Alaska, a Douglas DC-4 aircraft owned by Alaska Air Fuel crashed into the Tanana River near Fairbanks shortly after takeoff, resulting in no survivors. The crash, which happened on Tuesday morning, led to the aircraft bursting into flames. The crash site was approximately 7 miles from Fairbanks International Airport. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is leading the investigation to determine the factors leading to the accident. The plane, a historical model first manufactured during World War II, was used predominantly as a freighter at the time of the crash.
