A problem with the fuel supply may have been to blame

Dave Bougourd suffered burns which led to a stomach problem after the light aircraft crashed at Hurn Airport in Bournemouth in August 2004.

Pilot Rob Le Page and Mr Bougourd both survived the accident, but the second passenger, their friend Andrew Anderson, from Guernsey, was killed.

Mr Bougourd said: "I'm overwhelmed by the support I have had from islanders."

The Air Accident Investigation Branch said a problem with the fuel supply or ignition system may have been to blame.

The Guernsey-based Tobago aircraft had refuelled at Bournemouth en route to Henstridge in Somerset.