An aircraft has crashed at a scenic country airport killing two people on board.
Ambulances and other emergency services were called to the scene of the light plane crash north-east Victoria’s Mount Beauty airport at around 1.40pm on Saturday.
It is believed the pair were flying over Embankment Drive when the aircraft crashed.
The yet-to-be identified pilot and passenger both died at the scene despite frantic efforts of CFA volunteers and ambulance crews who attempted to revive them.
Emergency services can be seen attending the fatal crash site of an aircraft at Victoria’s Mt Beauty Airport
Two people died after crashing an aircraft in the Mt Beauty region of Victoria’s alpine north-east
The pair were the only occupants of the aircraft.
Police will prepare a report for the Coroner.
An eye-witness to the crash said it appeared the light plane was trying to land before it veered into a paddock just before the tarmac.
‘I was at the end of the runway where the crash happened,’ witness Tony told the Herald Sun.
‘A light plane looks like it came up short of the runway.
‘They were doing CPR on two people.
‘It potentially flipped upside down on landing… the plane is wrecked.’
The CFA said all units would remain at the site for some time.
‘Units responded from Mount Beauty and Tawonga and Mount Beauty’s designated rescue team,’ a CFA statement read.
‘Ambulance Victoria, Air Ambulance and Victoria Police are also on scene assisting occupants.
‘Emergency service crews will remain on scene for quite some time.’
The Country Fire Authority reported it received multiple calls about the incident and its crews were able to provide first aid until paramedics arrived on scene.
Previously Mount Beauty Airport saw the tragic death of Matthew Farrell, a pilot that crashed a light aircraft in dense bushland shortly after taking off in September 2022.
An inquest heard other pilots on the ground considered the weather poor at the time of the attempted take-off.
Farrell attained a pilot’s licence through an accelerated conversion course from his paragliding accreditation.
Concerns were raised about adequacy of this training at the inquest.
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