Update – Fatal plane Crash in Yeelanna

Source: New South Wales – News

A man has died following a fatal light plane crash in the Eyre Peninsula.

About 1.30pm on Monday 8 September, police received reports of a light plane crash in fields at Yeelanna, north of Cummins.

The pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft, a 36-year-old Port Lincoln man, sadly died at the scene.

Major Crash Investigators will attend the scene later this evening to examine the circumstances surrounding the aircraft crash.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau will be investigating the incident.

Police will be preparing a report for the Coroner.