QLD Police have advised that the pilot of an ultralight aircraft - type not identified - is in a serious condition following a crash in unknown circumstances on Kihee Station

The cattle station - near the QLD - NSW - South OZ borders - was attended to by the Broken Hill based RFDS to transport the injured male pilot to Adelaide

"Police have been advised that a 57-year-old man has died in an Adelaide hospital this morning following a light plane crash at Kihee Station"

"...small ultralight planes out here are commonly used for mustering and that is exactly what it was being used for yesterday..."

QLD Police have established a crime scene after fire damaged a PA-28 Piper Cherokee overnight that was stored in Hangar 15 at Archerfield


"Around 1.45am police were called to the Beatty Road premises where fire had destroyed a small plane and caused smoke damage to the hangar"

Constructed in 1979/80 the hangar had extensive fire-proofing of walls and doors between it and offices - now put to the test after 33-years - with police reporting there was no structural damage to the building only smoke damage


The News Desk understands there was extensive fire damage to the PA-28

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released their final report on the near collision - referred to in the industry as a "Loss of Separation Assurance" - between two passenger jets inbound to Brisbane who were required to hold for inbound traffic sequencing due to inadequate and poor controller training that was evident in 2011

"...we have a third world air traffic control system and a system of oversights and corrective actions that are leaving the flying public exposed to mortal peril" - the ATSB report summary has the position South-West of Brisbane but in the Location Details it's South-South-East - the BLAKA location is virtually South of Brisbane