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Plane crashing while landing at William Creek Airfield

A man and lady have endured a bunch of wounds yet are steady after a plane flipped while arriving at a remote air terminal in the state's far north.

Soon after 3pm on Sunday, were called to William Creek Airfield after the light plane smashed.

A man and a lady who were in the plane were caught in the accident however were liberated by local people from the close-by lodging and campground.

The pair, who are matured in their 50s, endured various wounds including to their arms, chest, shoulders and head however are cognizant and relaxing.

The primary rescue vehicle team touched base at around 5pm. The pair are being treated at the scene and a Royal Flying Doctor Service plane is headed to the runway.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau are checking the accident yet are probably not going to send assessors to the scene.



The plane, an amateur built VAN’s RV-6A with the registration code VH-ANU is registered in the southern suburbs of Perth.

The plane, which was built in 1998, left Perth just before midday on Friday heading East. It is unclear where the plane landed before heading on to William Creek on Sunday.
The crash comes less than a month after two people were killed in a plane crash near Leigh Creek


Tributes are streaming for a mother-of-five and a pilot, slaughtered when their light plane smashed in country South Australia.

Pilot Peter Gesler, 59, and his traveler Rachel Whitford, 48, had been remaining at Marree and flew over Lake Eyre on July 6 preceding refueling at William Creek.

At 6.24pm the plane smashed 4.5km upper east of Leigh Creek Airport, murdering the two tenants on impact.he examination concerning the reason for the Leigh Creek crash is progressing

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