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Ultra-light crash: NSW couple killed
July 14, 2008 - 12:15PM
Two bodies have been found in the wreckage of an ultra-light plane that went missing yesterday in north Queensland.
Australian Maritime Safety Authority spokesman Mick Spinks said a search helicopter located the wreckage near a cattle property north-west of the town of Charters Towers about 11am today.
The helicopter landed and confirmed that a man and woman aboard were dead, Mr Spinks said.
The couple were from Kurrajong, NSW.
An investigation into the crash will be carried out by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
The aircraft was one of five ultra-lights on an outing from Mount Garnet, west of Innisfail, to Charters Towers yesterday.
The other four aircraft successfully completed the journey yesterday.
A police spokesman said contact with the overdue ultra-light was lost about 1pm yesterday.
AAP

bones

I recieved a phone call from my brother about it at the Brissy airport, i do not know any more details than what is above, although, we did hear an earlier report that they survived the crash, pretty sad, it is real tiger country where they came to grief, i have heard a couple of stories already, be interesting to find out the full report when it comes to hand.
The group were doing a fly around the state baically, the day before they were in atherton, after flying from karumba.

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rotor

Yes very sad news. My condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.

Here is the latest on the incident from the Courier Mail and News.com


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Graeme

Don't know about the survived the crash bit, I spoke to a bloke that was in the choppers that found them and he said very much dead on impact.
No clues as to why yet.

Graeme.

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