Aircraft Down

[Guest DWB]

Either a ultralight or a gyrocopter has just crashed ar Jerry's Plains NSWNo further info available yet. There was a serious storm going through there at the time that I could see from here.

 

 

[Guest avi8tr]

I'm not sure where that is, might it be anything to do with the Searey that went down?

 

http://www.portnews.com.au/news/local/news/general/light-plane-crashes/2459835.aspx

 

 

[Guest David C]

Jerrys Plains is near Singleton in the Hunter Valley region , so unless there is a mix up with locations then this would be a different incident to the Port Macquarie one .

 

Dave C

 

 

[Guest Michael Coates]

Any updates ?

 

 

[red750]

According to the photo in the article, the Port Macquarie aircraft is a Searey similar to the one in this photo:

 

http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/375406.html

 

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[Guest DWB]

Can't find out anything more at this stage. I was with my brother, the Captain Denman Fire & Rescue when they got called. He returned shortly after saying they were called off as Jerry's Plains RFS were on scene & advised no persons were trapped or injured. My theory, & it's only a theory that due to the WX they did a precautionary landing in a farm paddock that perhaps went a bit pear shape. They landed apparently 2km Denman side of Jerry's Plains, ironically, Coolmore Studs magnificent bitumen strip is only another 3 km further west, but they might not have had a choice. When I hear more will advise, but good to hear no serious injuries.

 

 

[Guest Michael Coates]

If the Lucerne is not too high in the valley and they have not harvested 10 millions bales of hay there are plenty of good spots around there, even about 300 m at the back of the JP hotel