Australian killed in PNG plane crash - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Australian killed in PNG plane crash
By PNG correspondent Liam Fox
The plane crashed after landing at Misima Island, 200km off PNG's south-east tip. (Google Maps)
An Australian man and three other people have been killed in a plane crash on a remote island in Papua New Guinea.
Locals say the plane skidded off the runway, crashed into trees and burst into flames after landing at Misima Island, 200 kilometres off PNG's south-east tip.
Robin Wayuba from the Milne Bay Governor's office says five people were on board and only the pilot survived. He is in a critical condition.
Brisbane-based company Australian Reef Pilots says one of its marine pilots was on board the plane.
The man was due to guide a boat into Australian waters.
The company's managing director, Craig Southerwood, was too distraught to be interviewed but said his staff were in shock.
The Department of Foreign Affairs is trying to determine if there were any other Australians on board the plane.
Locals say the weather was wet and windy at the time of the crash.
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