Update – overdue light aircraft, Far Northern Region
by Queensland Police Service on Monday, 28 February 2011 at 13:57
Police continue to conduct land sweeps of Horn Island, Prince of Wales and the Northern Peninsular for a light aircraft that failed to arrive at its destination last week.
The aircraft, which was travelling from Cairns to Horn Island, failed to arrive at its destination on Thursday morning.
Extensive air, land and sea searches have been conducted in the area since then but have failed to find any sign of the light aircraft.
Police believe the pilot, a 37-year-old Yorky’s Knob man was the only person in the aircraft at the time of the incident.