Light aircraft crash Leigh Creek
 

A light aircraft crashed north of the YLEC airfield just on last light this evening. Report of 2 entrapments. At this stage I don't know the type of aircraft or the registration.

DF.

Unfortunately the news is not good. Nothing left of aircraft & 2 deceased. The aircraft was in company with at least one other aircraft. They were having trouble getting the lights on, & I had been communicating with the pilot of the one that crashed. Someone did manage to get the lights on, unsure who it was. My husband went out there to activate them but he said he could see they were on before he got there so he turned around & came home.

DF.

Aircraft was a Brumby.

DF.

More info here. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-...north/11286108

From the above reference - Re 'A temporary air exclusion zone with a one-kilometre radius has been established around the scene.'

I wonder what the circumstances are to establish a 'air exclusion zone'?

How would an overflying aircraft affect the evidence on the ground?
To deter 'ambulance chasers' I can understand, but, having been directly and indirectly involved in a few aircraft accidents over the years, I have not experienced this before.

Any other ideas?

Methinks somebody has seen "top Gun" too many times and remembered what sounded like 'flyer talk" even though they don't know what it might mean.

CC

Sadly, one could drive a bus through the holes in the Swiss Cheese of this one and similar accidents.

"Air Exclusion Zone" is a common police term.
"Temporary Restricted Area" is the aviation term for same thing.

Not uncommon for one to be declared for aircraft crashes and other major incidents, particularly where fatalities are involved. Helicopter downwash can disturb evidence and present a hazard - particularly biohazard - to the ground parties, aside from the annoyance presented to them doing a difficult job.

If the media have half decent lenses on their cameras, the small area should not present an issue.

Edit: Per ERSA, Leigh Creek has very specific requirements for night VFR ops.

Tks Mr Cloudee and Kaz,

Ah yes the drones....the 'new' aerial photo vehicle.

Tks Gents...….or Gentesses...just in case....
Cheers

Yes last light was 5.55PM. I'm not sure what time it was when I started speaking with the pilot, however I'm guessing it would have been around that time or maybe a bit after. He was flying around for a good ten minutes at least before my son who I had just handed the radio to as I turned to go back inside said oh s**t mum he's just declared a mayday. My CFS/MFS pager went off at 18.27PM with details of the incident. But the thing is the lights WERE on, as witnessed by my husband who drove part way out to the airport & also by my son who could see the beacon flash over the top of the hills.