Authorities have confirmed the death of a 22-year-old man in a light aircraft accident in the far north of South Australia early Thursday morning. The man, who was the pilot and only person on board, crashed near Mulgathing around 9:30 am. The crash site is located at a sheep station approximately 700 kilometers north of Adelaide and 200 kilometers southwest of Coober Pedy. Major Crash Investigators, Forensic Crime Scene officers, and personnel from the Far North Local Service Area were dispatched to the site.
Safework SA has been informed, and a report for the coroner will be compiled by the police. An ATSB spokesperson stated, "The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has initiated an investigation into the terrain collision of a Cessna 172 during mustering operations at Mulgathing, in rural South Australia, on Thursday morning."
Subsequently, emergency services addressed a second light plane incident on Thursday afternoon. Preliminary reports indicated that a pilot incurred minor injuries at Evelyn Downs, 170km north of Coober Pedy.
A call for assistance was received by police and emergency services around 2 pm.
An RFDS spokesperson reported, "Today, RFDS teams provided aid to a patient at Evelyn Downs Station in Far North SA, after a light plane crash – marking the second such event in the area today." The RFDS Remote Area Clinic team from Marla attended to the patient on-site before transferring him to an RFDS aeromedical team en route to Adelaide.
The adult male patient is seriously but stably conditioned and will be transported to the Royal Adelaide Hospital for further evaluation and care.
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