Tribute to brave mum who lived life with adventurous spirit following fatal aircraft crash
The family of a woman who died following a light aircraft crash in Devon last month has paid an emotional tribute to an incredible mother who lived life with an adventurous spirit.
Nicola Wright, 44, from Dorset, lost her life on the morning of Friday 26 June after the plane she was flying crashed near to Dunkeswell Airfield.
Nobody else was on board at the time.
Devon & Cornwall Police is currently working with The Air Accident Investigation Branch to investigate the fatal crash.
Nicola’s family has now paid tribute to the “amazing, deeply devoted and loving mother”.
The family said: “Nicola was an incredible mother to her four children, a wife, daughter, sister and much-loved friend to many. She was the heart of the family and will be missed beyond words.
“She was a positive, brave and determined person who lived life with an adventurous spirit.
“She was an accomplished aerobatic pilot, skydiver, diver and mountaineer who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro earlier this year.
“She approached everything she did with passion and courage.
“Nicola was HR Director at Medisave, a global medical and pharmaceutical distributor, and was a vital part of building Medisave alongside the founders, Graham Wright, her husband and Melissa Denton her longtime friend.
“Nicola was an amazing, deeply devoted and loving mother. Her four young children were everything to her, and she has shaped who they are in every way, they are devastated for the loss of their beautiful mother.
“Nicola was, quite simply, an amazing woman.”
The family are devastated by Nicola’s loss and respectfully ask for privacy as they grieve.
They also ask that there is no speculation about the circumstances of the accident while Air Accident Investigation Branch’s investigations are ongoing.
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