Overview
- The light aircraft piloted solo by 44-year-old Nicola Wright came down near Dunkeswell Airfield on Friday, June 26, and she was pronounced dead at the scene with no one else on board.
- Devon and Cornwall Police have notified the Air Accident Investigation Branch and opened a joint inquiry but investigators have not released a cause.
- Wright’s family paid tribute to her as an accomplished aerobatic pilot and devoted mother of four and have asked for privacy and for people not to speculate about the crash.
- Police have appealed for anyone with relevant footage or information to call 101 or visit the force website quoting log 268 of 26 June.
- Reporting notes Dunkeswell has been linked to several recent fatalities, including parachuting deaths and inquests, though no connection to this crash has been confirmed.