Light aircraft pilot identified after crash near SA and NSW border

The 47-year-old pilot from Cockburn who was flown to the RAH after a plane crash near the SA and NSW border has been identified.

The injured pilot is taken to the RAH after being flown from the crash scene. Picture: 7NEWS

A pilot recovering in the Royal Adelaide Hospital after crashing his light plane near the border of South Australia and New South Wales has been identified.

The manager of the station, Dean Lovis-Hotchin, 47, was the sole occupant of the plane when it crashed.

The light aircraft crashed just after 5pm Wednesday on a station at Mulyungarie, about 110 kilometres northwest of Broken Hill, in South Australia.

Police say he was able to escape the wreckage.

Dean Lovis-Hotchin from Mulyungarie Station. Credit: Mulyungarie Station

Police said Dean Lovis-Hotchin was able to escape the wreckage. Credit: Mulyungarie Station

Mr Lovis-Hotchin was flown to the RAH by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

It is understood he underwent emergency surgery and his wife Emma is by his bedside.

The pair married nine years ago and have a young son.

Mr Lovis-Hotchin is highly-respected within the farming community in the northeast of the state.

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One woman, believed to be a family member, sent her best wishes on social media.

“Maybe someone was looking over you, I say your (sic) a very lucky man, hope all going to be OK,” she wrote.

The Mulyungarie Facebook page has been an avid supporter and advocator for the RFDS, which was ultimately used to retrieve Mr Lovis-Hotchin.

Recreational Aviation Australia has been made aware of the incident and a report is being prepared for WorkSafe

The matter has also been referred to SafeWork SA for investigation.