Ovation
16th Nov 2012, 05:37
Bad news again:
A LIGHT plane crash on the tip of Cape York Peninsula has claimed the life of a South Australian pilot.
The 62-year-old man took off from Bamaga airport on Thursday on a flight to Weipa, but didn't arrive.
Searchers found the wreckage of the plane on Friday morning at Cotterell River about 50km away.
The pilot was the only person on board.
Read more: Pilot killed in Cape York crash | News.com.au (http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/national/pilot-killed-in-cape-york-crash/story-e6frfku9-1226518335527#ixzz2CMgQ7FAI)
A LIGHT plane crash on the tip of Cape York Peninsula has claimed the life of a South Australian pilot.
The 62-year-old man took off from Bamaga airport on Thursday on a flight to Weipa, but didn't arrive.
Searchers found the wreckage of the plane on Friday morning at Cotterell River about 50km away.
The pilot was the only person on board.
Read more: Pilot killed in Cape York crash | News.com.au (http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/national/pilot-killed-in-cape-york-crash/story-e6frfku9-1226518335527#ixzz2CMgQ7FAI)