Lake George Canberra: Plane crashes and catches fire as emergency services rush to the scene

A light plane has crashed outside Canberra, killing everyone on board.

The five-seater Cirrus SR22 crashed at Lake George, north-east of Canberra, around 2.50pm on Friday, not long after taking off from the city’s airport.

The plane, which was bound for Armidale, slammed into the ground before setting fire to nearby grassland.

It is unclear how many were on board, but there were no survivors. 

The plane took off at 2.35pm but disappeared from radar screens 16 minutes later, after flying about 35km. 

Firefighters from the Rural Fire Service rushed to the scene to douse the blaze following the incident. 

Paramedics from NSW Ambulance and police officers also attended the scene.

Firefighters have put the fire out following the crash.  

A light plane has crashed (pictured) in Canberra’s north-east on Friday afternoon before the aircraft burst into flames

Emergency crews (pictured) arrived at the scene following the crash as firefighters from the Rural Fire Service quickly worked to douse the flames

A NSW police spokesperson said officers are investigating the incident. 

‘Officers from Monaro Police District are conducting inquiries into the incident, including confirming how many people were on board at the time,’ the spokesperson said. 

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

‘No further information is available at this time.’ 

Anyone with information has been urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000