Young pilot and his grandfather survive light-plane crash at Yarram
The plane crashed on Saturday morning in Hunterston, near Yarram, after engine failure.
Key points:
- A 17-year-old pilot and his grandfather have survived a light plane crash near Yarram
- They were flying from Traralgon to Yarram when their plane crashed into trees
- The plane was suspended metres above the ground
The plane crashed on Saturday morning in Hunterston in eastern Victoria after engine failure.
The pair were flying from Traralgon to Yarram airport in East Gippsland.
Ryan Collins said he heard the bang from kilometres away.
“I was just out cutting a bit of wood, looked up and saw this plane with a bit of smoke coming out of it and slowly going down,” Mr Collins said.
The plane dangles from trees after the crash near Yarram in Gippsland.
Mr Collins said the pair were in shock when he found them.
“The old bloke was trying to find his glasses and I think the young kid was trying to find his phone,” Mr Collins said.
The 17-year-old piloting the plane only suffered minor scratches.
The pilot’s grandfather, aged in his 70s, was flown to the Alfred Hospital in a serious condition.
His injuries were sustained after he unbuckled his seatbelt and fell from the cockpit.
