Poulton pilot found guilty of multiple offences after M62 plane crash that 'could have ended with fatalities'
A Poulton pilot whose plane crashed in Salford recklessly endangered the lives of his passengers by packing his aircraft to almost 500lbs over its maximum take-off weight.
Robert Murgatroyd, 52, of Poulton, was convicted of several offences under the Air Navigation Order and the Civil Aviation Regulations following a trial at Manchester Crown Court.
The court heard that, on September 9 2017, Murgatroyd piloted a Piper Cherokee light aircraft that was supposed to travel Barton Aerodrome, Manchester, to the Isle of Barra, Scotland, with three paying passengers on board.
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