Anglesey: Small plane crashes into back garden
The small plane crashed into a garden on Cae Bach Aur estate in Bodfford A pilot is in hospital after his light aircraft crashed into the garden of a property in north Wales. Emergency services were called to the scene on the Cae Bach Aur estate in Bodffordd, Anglesey, at about 13:50 GMT on Saturday.
Eyewitnesses described seeing the small plane appear to “lose power” before coming down and hitting a tree. The male pilot, who was the only person on board, was taken to hospital by air ambulance. His injuries have been described as non-life-threatening.
No other injuries have been reported, but police have urged people to avoid the area. From the main street, the aircraft’s yellow wings could be seen in the garden, bent out of shape.
A light aircraft is a small plane which is suitable for carrying only a small number of passengers. Arwel Jones, 56, who lives on the estate, said he heard the aircraft’s engine “cut out”. “It was over our estate and you could hear that the engine was getting starved on fuel and just ticking over,” he said.
“He was so low to the ground and he just ploughed down into a tree in a neighbour’s garden. “I couldn’t believe my eyes. When we saw that happening I was just hoping he hadn’t crashed into anybody or into anybody’s house.”
Another local resident, who did not want to be named, said he also saw the plane coming down.
“It looked like it lost power, it was pretty awful to watch,” he said.