Hammers co-chairmen David Gold and David Sullivan are safe after the aircraft which was due to carry them to Sunderland today crashed in Essex.
DG contacted ClaretandHugh explaining “We are ok. The plane that crashed was arriving at Stapleford Tawney Airport (above) to take us to Sunderland.”
Two people died as the light aircraft crashed and caught fire in Essex.
The BBC reported that the Beachcraft King Air 200 came down in a field off Gravel Lane and Miller’s Lane in Chigwell just before 10:20 BST and burst into flames, police said.
And a fire service spokesman said: “On arrival crews reported that the aircraft was 100% alight.”
Essex Police said the plane was an eight-seater, but there were only two people on board.
A police spokesperson said: “We now believe there to have been two people on board the light aircraft which crashed in the field off Gravel Lane in Chigwell. Sadly they both died.”
Sad news,condolences to their families.