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16th Nov 2012, 05:40
A LIGHT plane crash on the tip of Cape York Peninsula has claimed the life of a South Australian pilot.
The 62-year-old man took off from Bamaga airport on Thursday on a flight to Weipa, but didn't arrive.
Searchers found the wreckage of the plane on Friday morning at Cotterell River about 50km away.
Read more: Pilot killed in Cape York crash | News.com.au (http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/national/pilot-killed-in-cape-york-crash/story-e6frfku9-1226518335527#ixzz2CMhvz1z0)
The 62-year-old man took off from Bamaga airport on Thursday on a flight to Weipa, but didn't arrive.
Searchers found the wreckage of the plane on Friday morning at Cotterell River about 50km away.
Read more: Pilot killed in Cape York crash | News.com.au (http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/national/pilot-killed-in-cape-york-crash/story-e6frfku9-1226518335527#ixzz2CMhvz1z0)