CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION BLAMED FOR INVERIN PLANE CRASH

Date Published: 20-Jan-2009

The pilot of the plane that crashed at Inverin airport in Connemara on the 5th of July 2007 did not appear to know that the wind had changed direction, when he attempted to land.That's according to an Air Accident Investigation report which has been published today.Two people were killed in the crash, the pilot Matt Masterson from South Dublin and Loughrea accountant Paul McNamee.Seven others were injured, the majority of whom were from North Connemara.