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The helicopter ended up on the roof of a piggery in Co Westmeath on 30 July

Helicopter crash 'occurred during training manoeuvre'

A helicopter crash that claimed the lives of two men last month appears to have occurred during a training manoeuvre aimed at dealing with engine failure in flight.

Ireland • 28 Aug 24

The AAIU's final report will not be published until the work of the Review Board is complete

R116 crash review to continue for 'several weeks'

The Air Accident Investigation Unit has issued a statement to mark the fourth anniversary of the R116 helicopter crash, in which four Coast Guard crew members were killed.

Regional • 12 Mar 21

John Finnan (left) and Peter Tawse (right) were both members of Wexford Flying Club

Wexford farmer saw light aircraft nosedive before crash

An eyewitness has spoken of how he saw the plane at the centre of yesterday's fatal light aircraft crash in Co Wexford, "nosediving and swirling" moments before it hit the ground.

Ireland • 07 Oct 19

The men were travelling in a BRM NG5 - a two-seater aircraft

Victims of Kildare light aircraft crash named

The two men who died when a light aircraft crashed in a field in Co Kildare have been named locally.

Leinster • 15 Jun 19

Dara Fitzpatrick (L), Paul Ormsby, Ciarán Smith and Mark Duffy died in the crash off the Mayo coast

Second anniversary of R116 crash marked in Mayo

A memorial service has been held in Co Mayo to mark the second anniversary of the Rescue 116 Coast Guard Helicopter crash in which four crew members died.

Ireland • 14 Mar 19

Air accident officials are investigating the crash

Boy who died in Offaly plane crash is named

Air accident officials have begun to move parts of the light aircraft that crashed in Co Offaly yesterday evening, claiming the lives of the pilot and a seven-year-old boy.

Ireland • 15 May 18

The Air Accident Investigation Unit has begun an investigation into the crash

Man dies in plane crash in Co Mayo

A man in his 50s has died following a small plane crash in Co Mayo.

Connacht • 04 May 18

Dara Fitzpatrick (L), Mark Duffy, Paul Ormsby and Ciarán Smith died in the rescue helicopter crash off the Mayo Coast on 14 March last year

R116 report won't be finished before crash anniversary

The Air Accident Investigation Unit has said the extent of the inquiry into the fatal crash of Coast Guard Rescue Helicopter 116 means a final report on the matter will not be completed by the first anniversary of the incident in March.

Ireland • 31 Jan 18

LÉ Eithne is continuing to carry out a sea surface search this afternoon off the Mayo Coast

Mayo search operation stalled by poor weather

A search for three crew members, missing after an Irish Coast Guard helicopter crashed off Co Mayo, is focusing on a "three-hour window" to find the aircraft amid poor weather conditions.

Ireland • 17 Mar 17

Landing area in helicopter crash 'inappropriate'

An air accident report into a helicopter crash in Abbeyshrule in Longford has concluded that the location where the pilot attempted to land was "inappropriate and wholly unsuitable for a helicopter landing."

News • 07 Mar 17

Air Accident Investigation Unit