Second man dies after Wicklow plane crash

Updated: 22:33, Monday, 12 April 2010

Powerscourt owner Dr Michael Slazenger has died, two days after a plane crash on his estate in Co Wicklow.

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Wicklow - Powerscourt owner has died

The pilot of a plane that crashed on Saturday at the Powerscourt Estate in Enniskerry, Co Wicklow, has died.

69-year-old Dr Michael Slazenger was the owner of Powerscourt Estate.

His friend, Noel Whitney, died at the scene of the accident.

The crash happened shortly after 3pm on Saturday as the two-seater single-engine aircraft was landing on a private airstrip at Powerscourt.

The landing was aborted and the plane's right wing hit a tree before the aircraft overturned and crashed.

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