The pilot killed at Newquay Airport is named locally as Tony Richards, from Falmouth.
A pilot killed when his light aircraft crashed at Newquay Airport has been named locally.
Tony Richards, 68, from Falmouth, was pronounced dead at the scene when the Piper PA-34 Seneca twin-engined plane crashed off the runway on approach from London.
The airport closed after the incident at 19:35 BST on 17 August and reopened at 06:00 BST on Tuesday.
The Air Accident Investigation Branch has launched an investigation.
- Published18 August 2015
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