Pilot, in his 50s, is rushed to hospital after horror gyrocopter crash in airfield in Suffolk
- A pilot, in his 50s, taken to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital after crash
- Emergency services called to Beccles Airfield in Suffolk after crash at 10.30am on Tuesday
- Air Accidents Investigation Branch confirmed investigation is now underway
A pilot was rushed to hospital after crashing a gyrocopter at an airfield in Suffolk yesterday.
Emergency services, including the East Anglian Air Ambulance were called out to Beccles Airfield in Suffolk on Tuesday following the crash at 10.30am.
The pilot of the gyrocopter, a man in his 50s, was transported to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
And now, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has confirmed that inquiries have begun into the incident, according to the BBC.
A pilot was rushed to hospital after crashing a gyrocopter at an airfield in Suffolk yesterday. Pictured: Firefighters work to clear the debris from the crash site yesterday
Emergency services, including the East Anglian Air Ambulance were called out to Beccles Airfield in Suffolk on Tuesday following the crash at 10.30am
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No further details on the seriousness of his injuries were released, but a witnesses to the crash described it as the propellers 'tearing apart like tin foil'.
'The gyrocopter was about to take off but had not built up enough speed and stalled as soon as it lifted from the ground,' said Ewan Phillips who watched the crash unfold.
'It dipped down and the tail hit the ground causing it to start to flip. Pieces of metal were flying everywhere.
'It continued to flip about two more times and landed on its left side where it slid and grounded to a halt with the pilot lying motionless in the cockpit, resting his helmeted head on the ground.'
The pilot of the gyrocopter, a man in his 50s, was transported to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
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