AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after a pilot was injured when his light aircraft crashed near South Cave.
The fixed-wing microlight plunged into a field moments after take-off at the Mount Airey airfield just outside South Cave.
The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) has confirmed it is looking into the cause of the crash.
A spokesman said: "The AAIB is aware and is investigating the situation."
The accident happened close to where two men were killed in another aviation crash in the same area.
The accident, involving a two-seater Cessna 310, killed Humberside Airport-based flight instructor Glen Stewart and his passenger Peter McNeil instantly in March 2004, just outside Hotham, near South Cave.
In the latest accident, Humberside Fire and Rescue Service said the light aircraft crashed off Beverley Road following take-off from the Mount Airey airfield, shortly before 6pm on Friday.
Yorkshire Air Ambulance was called to airlift the pilot to Hull Royal Infirmary, while firefighters made the aircraft safe.
The Mail understands the injuries sustained by the victim are not life-threatening but he has undergone surgery. He remains in a comfortable condition in hospital.
The Mount Airey airfield is based just outside South Cave and is owned by farm business LE May and Son.
A spokesman for the farm said: "The first we knew about it was when we heard the sirens of the ambulance.
"Luckily, there was a pilot at the airfield who saw the aircraft come down and was able to immediately alert the emergency services.
"The pilot was airlifted to Hull Royal Infirmary where, we are told, he remains comfortable and his injuries aren't life-threatening."
While the cause is not yet known, the spokesman does not believe weather played a part.
He said: "It was a still and calm evening and the conditions were good for flying, but we await the outcome of the investigation to find out exactly what happened.
"The aircraft was a fixed-wing microlight and the pilot was on his own. It came down just a field away.
"The airfield is still open and operations there haven't been affected."
Those operating the Mount Airey Airfield declined to comment while the investigation takes place.
Ten years since tragic crashIT WAS just over ten years ago when the South Cave area was the scene of a tragic aviation crash.
The accident, involving a two-seater Cessna 310, killed Humberside Airport-based flight instructor Glen Stewart and his passenger Peter McNeil, who was also a fully qualified commercial pilot.
The plane had taken off from Humberside Airport.
Police and the Civil Aviation Authority launched an investigation, which concluded pilot error was the cause rather than any technical issue with the aircraft.
They plane was reportedly doing stunts moments before it plummeted to the ground at 200mph.
At the time, Hotham residents said it could have been a lot worse if the plane had crashed in the village just a short distance away.
Mr Stewart left behind his wife Melanie, who continued running his Soloflight training school in her husband's memory.
The couple had two adult daughters and two grandsons.
The crash happened just 12 months after Mr Stewart, 63, climbed from the wreckage of a crash at Humberside International Airport, which killed a Saudi Arabian flying instructor.
Mr McNeil, a Scottish international dinghy sailor, had a partner of three years.
An inquest later recorded a verdict of accidental death.
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