Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

The accident on 12 October 2009 which led to the loss of the lives of Captain Derek Furniss and Cadet David Jevens in Corr na Móna, County Galway, is being investigated by the air accident investigation unit of the Department of Transport. A preliminary report into the fatal air accident involving the Air Corps Pilatus PC-9 was published by the unit on 17 November 2009. This report is available to the public on the air accident investigation unit's website. The cause of the accident is not determined in the preliminary report. Only the facts known by the investigation team at this early stage are set out in that report. A final report, to be completed within a year of the accident, will provide full analysis of the accident and address its cause.

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