A married couple who were expecting a baby have died after their light aircraft crashed in bad weather in north Queensland. The wreckage of the plane, that had been carrying stockman Rhiley Kuhrt and his pregnant wife Maree, was spotted by a rescue helicopter crew on Monday morning after it was reported missing on Sunday night.
The crash site is in rugged terrain in the Mount Hector range, about 30 kilometres south-west of Proserpine. The Piper Cherokee was reported missing after failing to arrive at Lakeside Airpark, Proserpine (YLAK), by 6.30pm on Sunday.
Police Inspector Andrew Godbold says preliminary investigations suggest visibility was poor when the plane crashed.
“A lot of showers, thunder and probably visibility down to nothing,” he told reporters in Mackay.
Godbold indicated the retrieval mission will take two to three days with local State Emergency Service crews helping the operation.
“It’s a very rugged terrain there. There’s obviously a lot of mountainous terrain in the area there and it is very difficult for us even just to walk in at this stage,” he said.
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Police Inspector Andrew Godbold says preliminary investigations suggest visibility was poor when the plane crashed.
“A lot of showers, thunder and probably visibility down to nothing,” he told reporters in Mackay.
Godbold indicated the retrieval mission will take two to three days with local State Emergency Service crews helping the operation.
“It’s a very rugged terrain there. There’s obviously a lot of mountainous terrain in the area there and it is very difficult for us even just to walk in at this stage,” he said.
Aircraft Information:
Aircraft: Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee
Registration: VH-PXR
Serial Number: 28-4476
Engine: Textron Lycoming Piston 0-360
First Flew: 1968
Age: 55 Yrs
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