Merged: Plane crash in Shepparton.
Pilot killed in plane crash - The Age
* Mex Cooper
* February 25, 2009 - 3:15PM
A pilot has been killed after a plane crash in Shepparton in north-east Victoria.
The small plane landed in a private paddock and caught fire north of the runway at the Shepparton Airport about 2.30pm, according to a Victoria Police spokeswoman.
An Ambulance Victoria spokeswoman said paramedics went to the scene but the pilot had already died.
There were no passengers in the plane.
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Thoughts go out to those affected by this tradegy.