Lake George Canberra: Three children and a man feared dead in horror aircrash fireball as emergency services rush to the scene
Lake George Canberra: Three children and a man are feared by a fireball from a horror plane as emergency services rush to the scene
- The accident happened on Friday around 3 p.m
- The plane caught fire after the crash
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A man and three children were killed in a horror plane crash near Canberra on Friday.
The five-seat Cirrus SR22 crashed and flew near Lake George in the NSW Tablelands sometime before 3pm on Friday, NSW Police said in a statement.
Police Commissioner Cath Bradbury said there were no survivors after the crash.
“When police arrived with RFS services there was a small grass fire and obviously a catastrophic crash of a small light aircraft,” she said.
‘The RFS extinguished the aircraft – unfortunately there are no survivors.
It is unclear how many people were on board, but there were no survivors
“We are still determining who was on the plane and how many (people), we do not know those details at this time.”
Firefighters worked quickly to extinguish the fire and police have cordoned off a crime scene as investigations continue.
Officers from Monaro Police District are investigating the incident, including confirming how many people were on board at the time.
According to 9News, the plane took off from Canberra at 2:30 p.m.
Six minutes later, the plane took a sharp dive near Lake George, during which air traffic control was unable to establish communication with the pilot.
A light aircraft crashed (pictured) in Canberra’s north-east on Friday afternoon before catching fire
Emergency services (pictured) arrived on the scene after the crash as firefighters from the Rural Fire Service worked quickly to extinguish the flames
A NSW police spokesperson said officers are investigating the incident.
Emergency services arrived at a property on Hadlow Drive, Gundaroo, 35km north of Queanbeyan, just before 3pm after a local resident reported seeing flames in the crash area.
Shortly afterwards, smoke was seen as firefighters, ambulances and police vehicles rushed to the scene.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has also been notified and will be on site.
The Cirrus SR-22 is a single-engine aircraft and is one of the most popular General Aviation aircraft in the world, regularly topping global bestseller lists.
There were ‘minimal witnesses’ to the crash according to Chief Inspector Bradbury, who confirmed police would be working through the night to get to the bottom of the cause of the horrific incident.
“Officers from Monaro Police District are investigating the incident including confirming how many people were on board at the time,” the spokesperson said.
“The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has been notified and will attend the scene.”
‘No further information is available at this time.’
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000