A Clare man killed after his powered hang glider crashed in a field near his home last month had travelled less than 100 metres before hitting the ground, a preliminary report into the accident has revealed.
Michael Flynn, a married father of two from Kilcorcoran, Miltown Malbay suffered fatal injuries in an accident involving his Airwave hang glider which crashed in an agricultural field around one kilometre outside Miltown Malbay, on September 18.
The pilot, who worked as a farmer and plumber, had taken off from the field off the Ballard road near the Co Clare town at around 4pm.
