A man who died after the motor-propelled glider he was flying crashed near Miltown Malbay, Co Clare over the weekend has been named locally as Michael Flynn.
Mr Flynn, who was from Kilcorcoran, Miltown Malbay, was married with two children.
Gardaí and emergency services were called to the scene of the incident, which happened on Sunday afternoon. It is understood the light aircraft was a microlight or similar personal airborne device.
The Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) deployed a team of two inspectors of air accidents, one engineering and one operations, to the site on Monday.
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They will survey the accident site, do an initial technical examination of the powered hang glider, and conduct witness interviews.
The powered hang glider will be recovered to the AAIU Wreckage Examination facility at Gormanston, Co Meath, a spokeswoman for the Department of Transport said.
