Two Killed in Light Aircraft Crash Near Loch Lomond

Two people — a 16-year-old boy and an 80-year-old man — were killed when a light aircraft crashed near Loch Lomond in Scotland.

Emergency services were called to reports of the crash north-east of the village of Drymen, in Stirling, at about 4.45pm on Friday, 16 October. Police said the boy and the man were pronounced dead at the scene and their next of kin had been informed. The Guardian

The aircraft involved was a Piper Tomahawk II, a light aircraft. According to flight-tracking data, it took off from Glasgow Airport at 4.17pm on Friday, circled before coming down north of Drymen and stopped transmitting at 4.37pm.

Tracking data indicates the plane had flown several legs earlier that day. It departed Cumbernauld Airport at 11.46am and flew to Glasgow Airport, then stayed until about 1pm before flying north-east to Newport-on-Tay and returning to Glasgow. It remained on the ground at Glasgow for just over an hour before taking off again on its final flight.

Police said the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), which investigates air accidents, had been informed and inquiries were underway to establish the circumstances. The AAIB said an investigation had begun into the light aircraft accident that occurred on 16 October 2026, with a team travelling to the site near Drymen, north of Glasgow, to make inquiries and gather evidence for a safety investigation. The Guardian

Gavin Birch-Williams, managing director of Glasgow Airport, confirmed the incident involved a light aircraft that had departed from Glasgow Airport. Temporary airspace restrictions, including for drones, were put in place around Drymen after the crash, and police warned it is a criminal offence to fly in restricted airspace.