AIR ACCIDENT INVESTIGATORS EXAMINE SCENE OF TAUGHMACONNELL CRASH

Date Published: 03-Oct-2011

Air Accident investigators have today been attending the scene of last night's helicopter crash near Ballinasloe.

The crash landing happened in a field near Taughmaconnell around 8p.m. but the pilot escaped injury.

It's understood the man was on his way home from the Ballinasloe Horse Fair when the helicopter came down about 10 kilometres after take-off.