Overview
- A two-seat Cessna on a short flight experience from North Weald Airfield crashed into a field off Mill Lane in High Ongar, and emergency crews were alerted by members of the public on Tuesday.
- Essex Police confirmed two people on board have died, with formal identification still outstanding and families being offered sensitive support.
- Detectives and forensic teams have worked at the scene through the night alongside AAIB inspectors while a large police cordon remained in place and residents were asked to avoid the area.
- Authorities have appealed for witnesses and any phone or dashcam footage to help the inquiry and said they will remain at Mill Lane carrying out enquiries over the coming days.
- The AAIB, the body that investigates civil aircraft accidents in the UK, has dispatched inspectors to examine the wreckage and collect data as local partners including the fire service and North Weald Airfield assist the probe.