Overview

• Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said three people died at the scene and a fourth was flown to University Hospital Southampton in a serious condition.
• The helicopter, a Robinson R44 II registered G‑OCLV and operated by Northumbria Helicopters, had departed Sandown Airport around 9am for a flying lesson with four people on board including the pilot.
• Police were alerted at 9.24am to the crash in a field near the A3020 Shanklin Road by Ventnor/Shanklin, and the road was closed for a large multi‑agency response.
• The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, fire crews from Newport, Ventnor and Shanklin, and Coastguard Rescue 175 attended, and a major incident declared at 9.47am was later stood down.
• The AAIB has launched an investigation and deployed inspectors, and Northumbria Helicopters says it is cooperating as officers secure the site and contact families.