Pilot seriously injured in Powys plane crash seconds after take-off

The badly injured pilot had to be cut from the wreckage13:33, 22 Aug 2026Updated 13:34, 22 Aug 2026Turbulence, crosswinds and "unstable air" likely triggered a series of events which led to a light aircraft crashing seconds after take-off, an official investigation concluded.‌The 81-year-old pilot of the plane was seriously injured in the incident at Talgarth airfield in Powys in December 2025, and had to be cut from the wreckage by firefighters. Now an Air Accidents Investigation Branch study has detailed what happened on the day and the factors which lay behind the crash.‌The incident happened on the morning of December 27 last year as the plane - a two-seat Aeropro Eurofox 2K - was attempting to launch a glider. Moments after becoming airborne the plane - known as the tug aircraft - was