News Pilot taken to hospital in serious condition following north-east air crash By Caroline Brodie August 15 2016, 12:51 pm August 15 2016, 12:51 pm Share Pilot taken to hospital in serious condition following north-east air crash Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/1000119/pilot-taken-hospital-serious-condition-following-north-east-air-crash/ Copy Link The incident happened at the Grampian Microlight and Flying Club. A pilot has been taken to hospital in Aberdeen with serious injuries after his microlight aircraft crashed into a north-east field. Emergency services were called to Premnay Air Strip at 11.10am after the plane crashed near the landing strip. Fire crews were alerted at 11.25 and two appliances from Inverurie and Huntly, with 12 firefighters, were sent to the crash. They left the scene at noon. A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: “It has crashed in a field near Premnay Air Strip. “We just made the aircraft safe.” A police spokeswoman said the pilot had been taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary by ambulance. She described his injuries as “serious”.
