Two people have died after a light aircraft crashed in central Scotland, police have said.

Officers were called to reports of an incident during the late afternoon on Friday near Drymen, in Stirlingshire.

An 80-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy were pronounced dead at the scene.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 4.45pm on Friday, 16 October, 2026, officers received a report of a light aircraft crash north east of Drymen.

“Emergency services attended and a 16-year-old male youth and a 80-year-old man were pronounced dead at the scene.”

Officers said the next of kin of both the 16-year-old boy and an 80-year-old man have been informed, as have the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB)

Temporary airspace restrictions are now in place around the village following the crash, including for drones, and are likely to remain for some time to allow the AAIB to conduct investigations, Police Scotland said.

They warned it is is a criminal offence to fly in restricted airspace.

The AAIB confirmed an investigation had begun into Friday’s accident involving a light aircraft

An AAIB spokesperson said “A team has travelled to the accident site near Drymen, north of Glasgow, to make inquiries and gather evidence as part of the process of conducting a safety investigation.”

The Piper Tomahawk II aircraft is understood to have taken off from Glasgow Airport just after 4.15pm on Friday but the planned destination has not been released. Transmissions from the aircraft ended at 16:37, a few miles north east of Drymen.

Earlier the same day, the aircraft had flown from Cumbernauld Airport to Newport-on-Tay via Glasgow Airport. It had returned to Glasgow and remained on the ground for around an hour before taking off and heading north.

Gavin Birch-Williams, managing director of Glasgow Airport, said: “We are aware of an incident involving a light aircraft that departed from Glasgow Airport.

“This is a deeply tragic event, and the thoughts and heartfelt sympathies from all at Glasgow Airport are with the friends and families affected.”

Drymen resident Colin Cameron told  he had seen police, ambulances, a serious incident unit, specialist fire engines and two helicopters at the scene on Friday but was unaware of the nature of the incident until Saturday morning.

Drymen is a village about 17 miles north of Glasgow, which has become a popular spot for tourists due to to its proximity to Loch Lomond. It was once home to Scottish comedian Billy Connolly.

The crash comes a year after an 81-year-old pilot was killed when his plane crashed six seconds into a flight in Perthshire. The accident happened last October at the Scottish Gliding Centre in Kinross.