Overview
- Just before 9am, a light aircraft from Eshott Airfield made a controlled landing in a field next to the A1 near Morpeth.
- Pilot Peter Brooks, 77, an instructor with the North East Flight Academy, reported the engine was losing revs and chose the field as a safety measure.
- Three passengers were on board and all four people were unharmed.
- Photos show the aircraft at the field entrance with its landing gear down and no obvious damage as it awaits recovery.
- Northumbria Police said they did not attend, and the Civil Aviation Authority has been notified for follow-up.