Man dies after Clyde North plane crash
A MAN has died after a light plane crash in Melbourne’s southeast last week.
The aircraft crashed in a paddock near Pound and Hardys roads in Clyde North about 10.40am last Thursday with two people on-board.
Both men were flown to hospital with serious injuries.
A 19-year-old Chinese national died in hospital today, while a 25-year-old Newry man remains in hospital.
“The exact cause of the crash is yet to be determined and will be investigated by Recreation Aviation Australia with assistance from police who will prepare a report for the Coroner,” a police spokeswoman said.
Emergency crews had worked for more than an hour to free one man after he became trapped in the wreckage of the two-seater plane.
The plane is operated out of Moorabbin by Learn to Fly Melbourne.
Workers at the flight school said on Thursday they were unsure what happened to cause the crash.
It’s understood smoke had been billowing from the plane and there were fears it could catch fire.
The crash came amid thick fog which blanketed much of Melbourne on Thursday morning.
The plane, which was manufactured in 2011, had previously been based in Queensland but was sold to the flight school in early 2016.
Andrea Hamblin, Herald Sun
August 6, 2017 2:11pmSubscriber only