At 11.38am on Saturday, December 27th, the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service crews from Talgarth and Crickhowell Fire Stations were called to an incident in Talgarth.
Crews responded to one light aircraft that had crash landed in a field. Crews were involved in stabilising the aircraft and extricating the aircraft’s pilot. Crews utilised Stabfast stabilisers and hydraulic cutting equipment.
Crews successfully extricated the casualty, who was then carried to an Air Ambulance before being conveyed to hospital. The extrication was especially challenging with fuel lines running throughout the aircraft’s chassis and aviation fuel stored in its wings.
This incident required a multi-agency response with Dyfed-Powys Police, the Ambulance Service and Air Ambulance also in attendance.
Crews left the scene at 1.52pm.
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