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Pilot Freed After Light Plane Crashes in Berrima Paddock

Aviation authorities have been notified for a formal investigation.

Overview

  • Emergency crews rushed to a paddock on Medway Road in Berrima after a light aircraft crashed and called in multiple agencies.
  • Fire and Rescue NSW said the plane was a single fixed-wing light aircraft made of aluminium.
  • Firefighters freed a 55-year-old man believed to be the pilot after working to cut him from the wreckage.
  • He was conscious with cuts and bruises and paramedics prepared him for an airlift to Liverpool Hospital.
  • HAZMAT crews isolated a minor fuel leak and firefighters stayed ready with hoses to prevent a blaze.