Two investigations are continuing into a light aircraft crash in Co Longford, which claimed the life of the pilot.
William Hillick, who was in his late 40s, died when his plane went down at Abbeyshrule airfield yesterday evening.
Residents along the Longford-Westmeath border said the single-person aircraft had been involved in aerobatic manoeuvres throughout the afternoon, before it went down near the airfield at around 5.30pm.
Mr Hillick, a businessman who lived near Killucan in Co Westmeath, was well known in Mullingar and Dublin and had only acquired the aircraft for use in the last few weeks.
The Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport is leading the investigation, while gardaí have also launched a probe.
"Activities at the accident site will include recording of the wreckage and general area, interviews with eye-witnesses and recovery of wreckage and documentation to the AAIU wreckage and examination facility at Gormanston, Co Meath," the AAIU said in a statement.
"The investigation continues and a final report will be issued in due course."
