Date: | Thursday 11 April 2019 |
Time: | 19:00 |
Type: | Powered paraglider |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Royal Birkdale Golf Course, Southport, Merseyside - United Kingdom |
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Road closures are in place in #Birkdale this morning on the Coastal Rd, including Shore Rd & Weld Rd, following a fatal paramotor crash at about 7pm yesterday evening at Royal Birkdale Golf Course. Motorists are advised to avoid the area. Read more here 👉 https://t.co/Ju8Kzbu0nG pic.twitter.com/12xLDUMTly
— Merseyside Police (@MerseyPolice) 12 April 2019
We can confirm following a microlight aircraft crash this evening, Thursday, 11 April, at the Royal #Birkdale Golf Course a person was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
— Merseyside Police (@MerseyPolice) 11 April 2019
We are still establishing the facts and the identity of the person.
https://t.co/NyppCsSG8l pic.twitter.com/fZqg0DdKIL
Road closures remain in place in #Birkdale today following a fatal paramotor crash yesterday evening. Please avoid the area. Anyone with information is asked to contact Merseyside Police via Twitter @MerPolCC. You can also call 101 quoting incident reference 19100172157. https://t.co/Cg63QUxwBZ
— Mersey Fire (@MerseyFire) 12 April 2019
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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11-Apr-2019 23:16 | Geno | Added |
12-Apr-2019 02:58 | RobertMB | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
12-Apr-2019 09:57 | streetf117 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
12-Apr-2019 12:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
13-Apr-2019 07:18 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative] |