Microlight plane crash lands in Qrendi

A Maltese-registered micro-light aircraft made a crash landing in a field near Qrendi church this morning. Informed sources said the incident happened at about 9 a.m. in Triq Filippu Gutenberg. Two pilots who were on board were not injured, but one was...

A Maltese-registered micro-light aircraft made a crash landing in a field near Qrendi church this morning.

Informed sources said the incident happened at about 9 a.m. in Triq Filippu Gutenberg.

Two pilots who were on board were not injured, but one was treated for shock at Mater Dei Hospital.

The plane, a microlight, lost power when flying at a height of about 1,000 feet. It made an emergency landing in a field and flipped over on the soggy ground.

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