Tributes to plane crash victim

The family of a man who died in a plane crash at Caernarfon Airport on Sunday say they are 'struggling to believe' what has happened.

37-year-old Iain Nuttall, from the Blackburn area, had been married to his wife Michelle for 14 years, and they had one child.

In a statement released by North Wales Police, Michelle said: “Iain was a wonderful and devoted father, who loved his son to pieces."

She added: "We will always love him, and he will never be forgotten."

Mr Nuttall's family said he was also 'a loving son, brother and uncle', who would will be 'sadly missed'.

Mr Nuttall joined the Kings Own Royal Border Regiment at the age of 17, where he served for around eight years.

Most recently, Mr Nuttall was working as a lorry driver, and prior to that he worked within the security industry.

His family say he had a passion for motorcycles, and enjoyed spending time out riding with friends and attending motorcycling events.

Police have revealed that three generations of one family were involved in a plane crash in Caernarfon.

It claimed the life of Iain Nuttall, a 37-year-old lorry driver from Lancashire.

Mr Nuttall's five-year-old son sustained serious head injuries in the crash.

The dead man's father, who was 61, was piloting the aircraft. He remains in a critical condition in hospital.

A man who died in a plane crash at Caernarfon Airport yesterday has been named as Iain Nuttall from the Blackburn area.

He was 37 and a lorry driver.

His five-year-old son sustained serious head injuries, and the boy's grandfather, 61, remains in critical condition in hospital.

David and Jean Hewitt were on the caravan park which adjoins Caernarfon Airport, when the crash happened yesterday morning.

They said the plane clearly appeared to be coming in too slowly and too low, and didn't reach the runway, but clipped trees and flipped over.

North Wales Police has confirmed it was three generations of the same family involved in a plane crash at Caernarfon Airport yesterday morning.

A father, who has not been named, died.

His five-year-old son sustained serious head injuries.

The boy's grandfather, 62, was flying the plane, and remains in a critical condition in hospital.

The family are from the Blackpool area, and were believed to be flying the Piper Cherokee 140 G-ATRR from Blackpool to Caernarfon, before returning to Blackpool.

A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out on Wednesday.

An eyewitness to yesterday's crash at Caernarfon Airport has told ITV News "you could tell straight away that something was wrong - [the plane] seemed to be flying too low and too slow."

Jean Hewitt, who owns a caravan at Morfa Lodge Caravan Park, adjoining to the airport, said: "We're used to seeing planes come over the park and this one wasn't flying like the others."

"We heard a loud crash and everyone went running over."

An investigation is continuing this morning after a fatal plane crash at Caernarfon Airport in Gwynedd yesterday.

One man died and two other people were taken to hospital in a critical condition after the light aircraft came down on the approach.

The incident has been referred to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch.

North Wales Police say they are appealing for anyone who witnessed the plane approaching the runway at Caernarfon Airport to contact them on 101.

One man has been killed in a light aircraft crash in Gwynedd, North Wales Police have confirmed.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene after the plane crashed on approach to Caernarfon Airport.

A child and a man in his 60s have been taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor in a critical condition.

Family Liaison Officers are currently supporting the family, who come from the Lancashire area.

The incident has been referred to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch.

The ambulance service says a man in his 60s sustained 'serious multiple lower limb injuries' and a child suffered head and abdomen injuries in a light aircraft crash this morning.

They were taken to Gwynedd Hospital at Bangor.