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Old 20th Dec 2007, 08:34
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Hmmmm? Have a look at these reports I came across??

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Pilot of fatal plane crash was sightseeing: report

Posted 3 hours 25 minutes ago
A report into a plane crash that killed three German tourists on the Stuart Highway near Elliott in the Northern Territory last month has revealed the pilot was flying low on a sightseeing exercise.

The preliminary Transport Safety Bureau Report says the tail of the plane struck powerlines on the Stuart Highway, causing it to nosedive into the ground then flip onto its roof.

During radio conversations the pilot of the plane said he was descending to get a better look at the Highway.

A witness in a car says the plane flew over them at tree top level before crashing.

The report says conditions on the day were fine and there was nothing wrong with the plane, although it was overloaded.
A photo taken from the plane a week before the crash showed it flying over a Western Australian beach at 20 metres!!!

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