Overview
- The two-seater glider went down shortly before 2pm AEDT at a private airfield on Tunbridge Tier Road in Tasmania's southern midlands.
- The woman, aged in her early 50s, died at the scene from injuries sustained in the crash.
- The pilot, a Tasmanian man in his 60s, was airlifted to Royal Hobart Hospital with serious injuries.
- Inspector Aleena Crack said the pair were part of a larger group at the airfield that included the woman's husband.
- Emergency crews remain on site as authorities work to determine the cause.