A light plane crash that claimed the life of a young pilot and his single passenger on Christmas Eve last year happened amid severe thunderstorms and lightning strikes, early investigations have revealed.
The Christmas Eve light plane crash claimed the lives of a 22-year-old pilot and 43-year-old passengerA tropical cyclone had crossed the NT coastline the day before the accident happened in a remote area
The ATSB report said the plane first came into range of the Bulman telephone tower, about 300 kilometres from Katherine, at 9:14am. Around midday, search and rescue crews were advised the plane was overdue, and around 1:45pm on Christmas Day, the wreckage was found in a remote area of bushland 237 kilometres north-east of Katherine.The plane's right wing was located a significant distance from the rest of the wreckage.
The report said the plane was not fitted with in-flight satellite tracking equipment and was beyond the range of air traffic control radars. "The Bureau of Meteorology advised that, on the morning of 23 December 2022, the day prior to the accident, Tropical Cyclone Ellie crossed the coastline to the west of Darwin and tracked to the south," the report read.
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