A pilot has died after a light aircraft plummeted to the ground this afternoon. Police said the man died after his gyrocopter crashed in the Highlands, in Scotland.
Police Scotland said they were called to the scene near Avoch on the Black Isle. The incident involved a single gyrocopter and the sole occupant pilot died at the scene.
Chief Inspector Jamie Wilson of Northern Police in Scotland said: "Around 12.55pm on Thurs, 12 Nov, emergency services attended a report of a gyrocopter having crashed in a field near Avoch. “A man, the pilot and sole occupant of the gyrocopter, was pronounced dead at the scene.
His family are aware. "Inquiries into the incident are ongoing in conjunction with the Air Accidents Investigation Branch." Are you at
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