A pilot has tragically died after an incident at a Scottish airfield on Monday afternoon.

The 81-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene at the Scottish Gliding Centre in Kinross. Emergency services were called to the scene just before 2pm, reports the Daily Record .

A spokesperson for Police Scotland confirmed the Air Accidents Investigation Branch had been made aware. There are no reports of other casualties.

The man has not been named but his next of kin have been made aware. In a statement, the force said: "Around 1.40pm on Monday, October 27, we received a report of a light plane crash at an airfield near Scotlandwell, Kinross.

"Emergency services attended and an 81-year-old man, the pilot, was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin are aware. No one else was inju

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