Aircraft crashes en route to Bundaberg
AN AIRCRAFT with a single occupant has crashed in remote bushland south of Mundubbera.
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AN AIRCRAFT with a single occupant has crashed in remote bushland south of Mundubbera.
A 62-year-old Western Australian man was involved in the crash, which happened at about 9.30am.
The RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Helicopter was called to the Auburn State Forest after the Jabiru the pilot was flying reportedly suffered engine failure and crashed into dense forest.
When the rescue chopper arrived at the scene, a QAS paramedic was winched down to the pilot, who'd suffered minor injuries.
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A Queensland Police Service spokesman confirmed a distress signal was received from a two-seater aircraft flying towards Bundaberg shortly before the incident.
Following assessment by paramedics, the patient was taken to hospital by road.
RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter pilot Peter Marris said the man was very lucky to have walked away alive.
"One of the plane's wings was completely torn off in the crash, it's amazing that he wasn't more badly injured," Mr Marris said.
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