One down at Parafield today
Pilot walks away uninjured after Parafield Airport aircraft crash in Adelaide’s north.
A pilot has made a lucky escape after his aircraft crashed into the ground and caught fire, in remarkable scenes at Parafield in Adelaide’s north.
A small aircraft has crashed at an airport in Adelaide’s north, bursting into flames as the pilot and sole occupant made a lucky escape.
Emergency services rushed to Parafield Airport at 12.30pm on Monday after reports of a plane catching alight.
An SA Police spokesman said it was believed the aircraft landed heavily on the tarmac and caught fire after the impact.
The fire spread to nearby grass, however has since been extinguished by MFS crews.
The pilot, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft, escaped the plane uninjured as it burst into flames.
There were no other aircraft involved in the crash.
An airport spokesman said Parafield Airport was assisting with fire and emergency crews on scene, and would assist the Australian Transport Safety Bureau — which is the body that investigates plane crashes and other incidents — with its investigation.
An ATSB spokesman said the bureau had been “notified of a light aircraft collision with terrain at Parafield and is gathering further information”.
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