Three killed after two light aircraft collide midair near Sydney
Three people were killed after two light aircraft collided midair and crashed into bushland southwest of Sydney on Saturday, police said.The crash took place at about 11.50am local time near Belimbla Park Oakdale, scattering debris and leaving one plane ablaze upon impact.Police, fire and ambulance crews reached the remote crash sites on foot.Acting superintendent Timothy Calman of the New South Wales Police said the crash involved a Cessna 182 carrying two persons and an ultralight aircraft piloted by a lone individual, both flying from a nearby airstrip. “The scene that we are closest to has been impacted by fire,...
Louisiana Pilot Dies in Ultralight Plane Crash
A pilot in Acadia Parish has died after a plane crash north of Church Point, Louisiana. Acadia Parish Sheriff KP Gibson confirms that the pilot of an ultralight plane died on the scene of the crash and the Federal Aviation Administration is now investigating the crash. The crash happened Tuesday...