VIDEO: Aircraft crash lands in Kilkenny - updated

Two people are reportedly okay following a crash-landing involving a light aircraft in South Kilkenny.

The aircraft came down in a field at the back of the old creamery on Balklough, Carrigeen, Mooncoin. Emergency services were quickly on the scene, including Rescue 117.

The Atlantic Flight Training Academy (AFTA) has confirmed that a Cessna 172 was routing back on a routine training flight towards Waterford when the pilot experienced a rough-running engine. He informed Air Traffic Control in Waterford and advised that he had identified a suitable landing site in close proximity.

Pictures by Joe Cashin

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