Mudgee airport plane crash at claims two lives
TWO dead as light plane crashes into paddock during attempted landing at Mudgee airport in western NSW.
TWO people have died in a plane crash at Mudgee airport in NSW’s mid-west.
Emergncy services were called to Mudgee airport following reports a light-plane had crashed into a paddock while attempting to approach the airport.
A man, believed to be aged in his 60s was found dead inside the single-engine two-seater plane.
A passenger, a woman in her 60s, died at the scene after paramedics attempted to revive her.
A crime scene has been established at the airport and will be examined by specialist forensic officers with police assisting investigators from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB).