A teenage pilot has died when the small plane he was piloting crashed in Sydney’s southwest, destroying the plane.
The 16-year-old reportedly lost contact with air traffic control shortly after radioing permission to land about 3pm on Wednesday, near Camden, south-west of Sydney.
Another pilot flying overhead saw the wreckage and reported.
“I think we’ve got a plane on the ground here, Dennis… It doesn’t look good,” the second pilot is heard saying in radio audio obtained by Nine.
“Dude, unfortunately it doesn’t even look like a plane.”
Emergency services were called to Brownlow Hill Loop Rd in Brownlow Hill following reports that a nearby flight school’s Cessna plane had crashed.
The plane left a trail of carnage after crashing. 9 News A first responder examines the “insurmountable” damage. 9 news
The pilot and sole occupant of the plane, believed to be a 16-year-old boy, died at the scene. He has not yet been formally identified.
The Cessna plane, which crashed just five miles from Camden Airport, is believed to belong to a local flight school.
Images taken of the wreckage show that the plane was unrecognizable after the crash.
Another pilot passing by reported the crash and said the wreckage “didn’t even look like” a plane. 9 news
Police have cordoned off the area where the wrecked plane is located, establishing a crime scene that is being examined by forensics.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has been notified and has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the accident.
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