Skydiver's camera captured moment pilot and boy, 7, tragically killed in Co Offaly plane crash
A skydiver's camera captured the final moments of an aircraft which crashed killing two people, including a seven-year-old boy, an interim air accident report revealed on Thursday.
The aircraft had just carried Kacper’s dad Kris to altitude, along with 15 other parachutists, to skydive and was returning to the airfield after its passengers had jumped when it ran into difficulty between Clonbullogue and Edenderry. The report stated: “[The helmet camera] recorded what appeared to be the accident aircraft for less than one second, as it descended into a line of trees in the distance, at a location consistent with the accident location.The report also revealed the final transmission from pilot Bowditch, advising the airfield by radio that he was on “left base” - the last leg of the flight before approaching the airfield.
“Large amounts of organic debris were found within the engine’s compressor inlet and further along the gas path. However, no further contact was made and less than 30 minutes later the plane’s wreckage was found in dense woodland and bogland.
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