Outback tour operator Rex Ellis witnessed the crash and was the first person to see the devastating crash site from the ground.
Mr Ellis, speaking on 891 ABC Adelaide to Matthew Abraham and David Bevan, said the ABC news crew took off from Pelican Island in the Cooper Creek inlet about 7.05pm for Muloorina Station, to the south.
It was out of sight within a minute before he saw an orange glow behind sand dunes.
"They took off and circled around ... it didn't appear like a normal sort of exit," Mr Ellis said.
"They went pretty low and out of sight behind dunes. We didn't hear anything, just saw a glow."
So yes, definitely an outlanding at night. Don't know about the nightsun etc.
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