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Light Aircraft Crash Near Loch Lomond Kills 16-Year-Old Boy And 80-Year-Old Man
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A 16-year-old boy and an 80-year-old man died in a light aircraft crash near Drymen. The crash occurred around 16:45 local time and next of kin were informed.
Two die near Drymen
A light aircraft crash near Loch Lomond killed a 16-year-old boy and an 80-year-old man, with emergency services called to reports of the crash north-east of Drymen in Stirling at about 16:45 on Friday. Police Scotland said the next of kin of the 16-year-old boy and the 80-year-old man, who were pronounced dead at the scene, have been informed. The Piper Tomahawk II aircraft took off from Glasgow Airport at 16:17 on Friday and stopped transmitting at 16:37 a few miles north east of Drymen in Stirling, according to the BBC.
Gavin Birch-Williams, managing director of Glasgow Airport, said, "This is a deeply tragic event, and the thoughts and heartfelt sympathies from all at Glasgow Airport are with the friends and families affected." The Air Accidents Investigation Branch began an investigation, and an AAIB spokesperson said, "A team has travelled to the accident site near Drymen, north of Glasgow, to make inquiries and gather evidence".
Airspace restrictions and police
Police Scotland said temporary airspace restrictions, including drones, were in place over the area while the Air Accidents Investigation Branch conducted its inquiries. Officers remained at the scene near Old Drymen Road and cordoned off a gate leading to a hill where the crash appears to have happened, according to the BBC. A police van and a team of officers were seen travelling up to the site on Saturday morning, and the BBC said the restrictions were likely to be in place for some time.
Drymen resident Colin Cameron told BBC Scotland News he knew there was a major incident because of all the emergency service activity, and he described it as "awful". Police Scotland also warned that it is a criminal offence to fly in restricted airspace, and the AAIB said the investigation had begun into an accident involving a light aircraft which occurred on October 16 2026.
Investigation details and aircraft route
The BBC said the Piper Tomahawk II aircraft is registered to Leading Edge Flight Training in Renfrew, according to the Civil Aviation Authority's aircraft register. The BBC described the aircraft's earlier movements on Friday, saying it had taken off from Cumbernauld Airport at 11:46, flew 15 minutes to Glasgow Airport, stayed there until about 13:00, then flew to Newport on Tay before turning round and heading back to Glasgow. The BBC said the aircraft was on the ground at the airport for just over an hour before it took off again and started its final flight, and it stopped transmitting at 16:37.
Police Scotland said its Air Accidents Investigation Branch had been informed, and inquiries were taking place to establish the full circumstances of the incident, according to The Guardian. The Guardian said the AAIB began an investigation into an accident involving a light aircraft which occurred on 16 October 2026, and it quoted the AAIB saying, "A team has travelled to the accident site near Drymen, north of Glasgow, to make inquiries and gather evidence".