Overview
- Emergency services were called to a field off Ings Lane in Bentley at about 10:14am after the aircraft came down minutes after takeoff.
- South Yorkshire Police said the pilot, 41, a 58-year-old woman and a 10-year-old boy sustained minor injuries, and the older man was pronounced dead at the scene.
- The flight departed Retford Gamston Airport around 10:00, with tracking data showing the signal disappearing near Doncaster at roughly 10:08.
- A large cordon remains in place with Ings Lane closed as dozens of police, fire and ambulance crews secure the site and assist investigators.
- The AAIB is on site with South Yorkshire Police, who urged anyone with information or video of the helicopter before the crash to contact them.