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News.com.au
4 days ago
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- News.com.au
Body found in search for missing pilot who crashed in Snowy Mountains
The body of a man has been found in the wreckage of a plane that went missing in the Snowy Mountains earlier this week. The body was located at the crash site just before 3pm on Friday, and police believe it is the remains of pilot David Stephens. 'While he is yet to be formally identified, police believe the body is that of the missing pilot,' NSW police said in a statement. The body is expected to be recovered from the crash site later Friday afternoon and a report will be prepared for the coroner. Earlier on Friday police conceded it was 'fairly clear' Mr Stephens had not survived the impact. The 74-year-old, an experienced pilot from Bega, was flying the 1966 Beechcraft Debonair plane from Wangaratta in Victoria to Moruya Airport on the NSW South Coast on Tuesday when he lost contact. NSW Police confirmed the plane's wreckage was found about 4pm on Thursday, with a rescue helicopter locating 'what is believed to be the crashed plane near the plane's last known GPS location'. Speaking on Friday, Superintendent Andrew Spliet said crews were still working to find the cause of the crash and the pilot's whereabouts. He told reporters the impact of the crash was significant and it was 'fairly clear that wouldn't be survivable'. The pilot's body has not been located. Superintendent Spliet said the impact of the crash was so severe 'you wouldn't recognise it as a plane'. 'Obviously, (there was) a fair bit of speed into the mountain range there, which has completely destroyed that aircraft,' he said. 'And as I said, it wouldn't be a survivable collision.' He explained the conditions in the Snowy Mountains were 'very difficult' for the emergency crews to access, with lots of snow and a 'very steep' terrain. 'It was a lot of very steep, overgrown terrain up there, so it was difficult to locate initially and also due to those weather conditions,' Superintendent Spliet said. 'But when that cleared, we were able to get those air assets over the co-ordinates that we've been provided, and that's when the crash site was identified.' He said an investigation into the crash would determine if the weather played a role. 'Obviously, that evening … the weather conditions were fairly unpleasant and not very good for search and the air assets in the air at the time,' he said. 'I would say that (the weather conditions) weren't ideal.' Mr Stephens' wife Lynda Leigh told the ABC that he was an experienced pilot and only two months from retiring. He had been on his way home when he disappeared. 'It is known that the mountain weather can turn very quickly, and we can only assume he must have seen a way over the mountain to decide not to turn back to Wangaratta,' she said. 'David has quite a bit of experience flying that plane, but we can't know what situation he was facing, and we'll only have answers once they locate the plane and with that David.' Friend and Frog's Hollow Flyers aero club president Tony Radcliffe told 9News that Mr Stephens was a 'very capable' pilot, though Mr Radcliffe was worried about the conditions Mr Stephens faced. 'We call it tiger country, anywhere that's difficult to make a forced landing,' he told the outlet. 'We're all aware of the different possibilities in flying light aircraft. David's very capable and very experienced to be flying the length that he has.'
CTV News
4 days ago
- CTV News
Teen struck and killed by small plane that crashed into boat dock in Lake Scugog
Durham police are investigating after a plane crashed into Lake Scugog on July 18, 2025. A teenager is dead after being struck by a plane that crashed into a boat dock in Lake Scugog Friday afternoon. Police said a small plane crashed near the community of Caesarea at around 12:25 p.m. Images from the scene show the aftermath of the crash, with the plane upside down resting on top of a pontoon boat. Plane crash Police tape surround a boat dock where a plane crashed in Lake Scugog on Friday, July 18, 2025. (CTV News) Durham police said the pilot and the passenger of the plane were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries. The cause of the crash is unknown. Police said the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has been notified and will take over the investigation. In a deployment notice, the TSB confirmed that it was sending a team of investigators to the scene to 'gather information and assess the occurrence.'
ABC News
5 days ago
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- ABC News
Snowy Mountains plane crash not survivable, police say
Police say the pilot of a plane that crashed in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains would not have survived the impact. Authorities believe the pilot is Bega man David Stephens. His plane was inspected before taking off from Wangaratta in Victoria on Tuesday afternoon. The 74-year-old did not arrive at Moruya and an extensive land and air search began. At about 4pm on Thursday a rescue helicopter located wreckage near the plane's last known location. Riverina Police District Commander Superintendent Andrew Spliet said the crash was not a "survivable collision". "You wouldn't recognise [the wreckage] it as an airplane … a fair bit of speed into the mountain range there, which has completely destroyed that aircraft," he said. "It wouldn't be a survivable collision. "There is quite a bit of wreckage from that impact." Police investigators are attending the scene.
Fox News
15-07-2025
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- Fox News
Florida small plane crash captured on dramatic home security video
A small plane crash in Florida was captured in a dramatic home security video. Footage taken Sunday near North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines showed the Cessna colliding with a tree in a residential neighborhood before locals sprang into action to save the family of four onboard, according to WSVN. "You could hear decelerating, and it just smacked the tree," Eddie Crispin, a witness, told the station. "Once it smacked the tree, we confirmed that the plane did hit the tree, and it hit the ground. The neighbor from across the street had a fire extinguisher trying to put the fire out. "My neighbor, where the plane actually crashed, had a water hose and was hosing the plane down. Another guy showed up with the axe; he was actually trying to break the window. It was just pretty much all going on at the exact same time. But we did pull them out one by one," he added. The National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the crash, told Fox News Digital in a statement Tuesday that "Preliminary information indicates the airplane was on approach to North Perry Airport, when it crashed for unknown reasons in a neighborhood about 1 mile short of the runway. The NTSB added that the wreckage of the Cessna T337G "will be recovered today to a secure facility in Jacksonville, Florida for further examination. The Pembroke Pines Police Department said Sunday that "Officers are assisting with a small plane crash in the area of SW 14 Street & SW 68 Blvd." "One pilot and three passengers are all safely out of the plane," it added on X. The aircraft was traveling from Turks and Caicos at the time of the crash, NBC 6 reported.
CBS News
15-07-2025
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- CBS News
Video shows shocking moment when small plane crashes in Pembroke Pines
The shocking moment when a small plane crashed in a Pembroke Pines neighborhood on Sunday was caught on camera. Video from a resident's surveillance camera shows the plane crashing into a tree in front of a home on SW 14 Street near SW 68 Boulevard, about a mile west of North Perry Airport, just after 8 p.m. The four people onboard were rushed to Memorial Regional Hospital and are expected to be okay. Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue told CBS Miami's news partner the Miami Herald that a 45-year-old, 50-year-old and14-year-old have minor injuries and a 16-year-old had potentially life threatening injuries. Neighbors rush to the rescue Neighbors, including an off-duty first responder, jumped into action immediately. They ran to the plane to break the glass and pull the family of four out of the plane while using a fire extinguisher and hose to put out a fire. "He came with an axe, breaking the windows. So, we took the father out first, the two daughters peeked their heads out of the seat, and we had to break the bottom half of the cockpit because the mom was on the bottom, trapped in. The neighbor from across the street had a fire extinguisher trying to put the fire out. My neighbor where the plane actually crashed, he had a water hose and was hosing the plane down," neighbor Eddy Crispin said. Tower lost contact with pilot According to FlightAware, the flight originated in the Dominican Republic. It then went to the Turks and Caicos before coming to South Florida. According to radio traffic, the last time the tower had contact with the plane's pilot was when it was 8 miles out from the airport. When the pilot didn't respond to calls, another plane reported to the tower that it had crashed. Pembroke Pines mayor wants action Pembroke Pines Mayor Angelo Castillo said something needs to be done. "These residents are constantly fearing that in the middle of the night some plane is going to knock into their homes or create a problem on the main road," he said. Broward's aviation department said for the past 25 years it has earned a perfect score in the "annual comprehensive Safety Inspection" conducted by the state.
