Watch plane which crash landed in marshes close to BAE Systems Aerodrome at Warton be retrieved by helicopter
Watch the moment a rescue helicopter helped retrieve the light aircraft which crash landed in marshes close to BAE Systems Aerodrome this week.
The rescue helicopter used a rope to lift the stricken plane from the marshes from the ground before flying away earlier today.
The footage was captured by Lily Thompson who works at Global Energy Systems.
The light aircraft ditched into the marshes behind the BAE site at around 3pm on November 5 after reportedly suffering engine trouble.
Emergency services have confirmed there are no casualties and minimal damage to the aircraft.
Police, fire and ambulance crews rushed to the scene near Bank Lane, while an air ambulance has touched down at the crash site on the marsh.
The crew attended to the pilot and accompanied him to hospital in the back of an ambulance where he was checked over before being discharged.
A local plane spotter, who saw the plane moments before the crash, said: “Just watched a light aircraft struggle over the windmill, sounded like engine trouble, he seemed to go along the quays very low and turned sharp right, looks like he didn't make the airfield at Warton.”
A spokesperson for the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) added: “An incident involving a light aircraft which occurred near Warton was notified to the AAIB.
“Based on our understanding of the circumstances the AAIB will not be making any further enquiries.”