A light plane crashed shortly after takeoff at Shellharbour Airport in New South Wales, Australia, on Saturday (Oct11) killing all three people on board.
00:00A light plane crashed shortly after takeoff at Shell Harbour Airport in New South Wales, Australia, on Saturday morning, killing all three people on board.
00:10The aircraft went down around 10 a.m., about 85 kilometers south of Sydney, shortly after taking off from the runway.
00:18Lake Illawarra Police District Chief Inspector Aaron Wunderlich said the private plane was headed to Bathurst, in the state's central west, when it suddenly lost control.
00:30The plane has taken off from the tarmac and has become, has got about 30 meters into the air.
00:38At that point, witnesses have described the aircraft has then dipped, with its left wing coming down and contacting the tarmac.
00:47Unfortunately, the plane was then engulfed, and the three people that were on board have all been confirmed as deceased.
00:57Police confirmed that the owner of the plane was among those killed.
01:01A crime scene has been established at the airport, and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, ATSB, has been notified.
01:09Investigators are now working to determine the cause of the crash.
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