Overview
- The twin‑engined light aircraft came down at about 12:50pm in a field at Lisselan near Tramore on approach to Waterford Airport.
- Gardaí report one fatality and say the victim appears to have been the sole occupant of the aircraft.
- The Air Accident Investigation Unit deployed four inspectors, completed its initial on‑site examination by 9pm, and will transfer the wreckage to its Gormanston facility.
- Flight‑tracking data indicates the privately owned Vulcanair P68C departed Sligo for Béziers before turning back toward Waterford after declaring an emergency.
- A major incident was declared as Rescue 117, the Coast Guard, Waterford Fire Brigade and paramedics responded, with the R685 partially closed to secure the area.