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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Jasper Lindell

Plane crashes near Lake George, firefighters tackling nearby blaze

Police and emergency services have confirmed a fatality after a plane crash near Gundaroo.

The light plane crashed on the Hadlow Drive property, about 30 kilometres north-east of Canberra, just before 3pm on Friday.

NSW Police confirmed it was a fatal crash, but could not yet say how many people were on board the plane.

"Officers from Monaro Police District are conducting inquiries into the incident, including confirming how many people were on board at the time," NSW Police said in a statement.

"The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) have been notified and will attend the scene."

The plane caught fire after it crashed on the property.

The scene of a plane crash on a property near Gundaroo on Friday afternoon. Picture by Gary Ramage

The plane is believed to be small single engine, five-seater Cirrus SR22, on flightpath from Canberra Airport to Armidale.

Publically available flight information showed the aircraft took off from Canberra Airport at 2.24pm on Friday afternoon.

The plane first headed south before turning over Queanbeyan and heading north-east towards Lake George before crashing.

The plane was in the air for 16 minutes and crashed at 2.49pm, the public flight tracking data showed.

The plane is registered to Up N Up Aviation Pty Ltd, which is based in North Lakes, Queensland.

The Cirrus SR22 light plane believed to have crashed at Gundaroo on Friday afternoon. Picture Jetphotos

The company is registered to Michael Cahill.

Anyone with information about the crash has been urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

More to come.

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