A man is dead after a skydiving plane crashed near Moruya Airport on NSW’s South Coast.
Emergency services were called to bushland west of George Bass Drive, Moruya, about 305 kilometres south of Sydney, shortly after 2pm on Saturday, following reports of a small plane crash.
The scene as emergency services responded to reports of the crash. Credit: Damien Rogers/Facebook
Officers from South Coast Police District arrived and found a plane, used by a skydiving business, had crashed.
The pilot, a 54-year-old man, and the only person on board, died at the scene.
A crime scene has been established and will be examined by specialist officers, while the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has been informed.
An aerial shot of Moruya Airport, near where the crash took place. Credit: Google Earth
It is the second plane crash to occur in the South Coast region in recent weeks, after a light plane went down over Budawang National Park on September 18, killing a man in his 60s.
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