A 46-year-old professional pilot of a turbine-powered Air Tractor AT-502 has lost his life after the aircraft he was flying crashed during agricultural operations near Walgett in northern NSW

"...emergency services were called to a property on Cryon Road, Cryon, after reports a plane had crashed ..located a plane well alight with Fire & Rescue NSW extinguishing the blaze"

An ultralight registered Legend Cub was completely destroyed by fire after a loss-of-control issue during take-off at Dubbo airport in western NSW

"Dan Compton, the owner of Wings Out West, was in the process of taking off when a gust of wind upset the plane and caused it to make contact with the runway"