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Skydiving Plane Crashes Near Moruya Airport, Killing Pilot, 54

Authorities have opened an investigation into the cause.

Overview

  • Emergency services responded just after 2pm to bushland west of George Bass Drive, about two kilometres north of Moruya Airport.
  • The aircraft was used by a skydiving business, and the 54-year-old pilot, who was the only person on board, died at the scene.
  • South Coast Police established a crime scene to secure the wreckage for examination by specialist officers.
  • The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has been notified as inquiries into the circumstances get underway.
  • The crash follows another recent fatal light‑plane accident over Budawang National Park on September 18 in the broader South Coast region.