Student killed in Loch Lomond plane crash was on tenth flying lesson

A 16-year-old student and his 80-year-old flying instructor, Ian Haggis, died when their light aircraft crashed during a lesson near Loch Lomond on Friday. The student was reportedly on his tenth flying exercise; the cause of the crash has not been established.

The Piper Tomahawk II took off from Glasgow Airport at 4.15pm and stopped transmitting about 20 minutes later. A local resident said he saw it descend in a spiral, while emergency services reached the crash site at about 4.45pm and pronounced both occupants dead. Haggis was remembered by colleagues and friends as a generous, experienced instructor, and the flight school said it was assisting the investigation.