Two dead after 'flight experience' plane crash

Two people died after a small plane crash during a “flight experience,” with police confirming the aircraft went down in a field in Ongar, Essex, just before 12:30pm on Tuesday. The two-seat Cessna departed from North Weald airfield, about seven miles away, on what officers said was expected to be a short journey. Detective Chief Superintendent Morgan Cronin, from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, said the aircraft took off at 12:22pm and did not return. Public reports alerted emergency services at 12:30pm, and formal identification had not taken place by Wednesday. The investigation continues on scene with detectives and forensic teams working alongside the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), the fire service, the airfield, and Epping Forest District Council. Police urged witnesses and anyone with footage to come forward.