A pilot has died and a passenger has been rushed to hospital after a light plane crashed at a rural airfield.
Emergency services were alerted to the crash at McIntyres Airfield on Palmers Island, about 120km north of Coffs Harbour, just before 11.30am on Sunday.
Multiple ambulances and a rescue helicopter rushed to the scene where the male pilot, aged in his 60s, was found dead.
A passenger on the flight, a man believed to be aged in his 30s, suffered multiple serious injuries and was rushed to Gold Coast Hospital for treatment.
NSW Police established a crime scene and launched an investigation into the crash.
A spokesperson urged members of the public to avoid the area.
Footage from the crash site showed dozens of first responders and bystanders near the wreckage just off the dusty runway.
A Rural Fire Service crew attended the scene to provide ‘fire protection’ alongside the State Emergency Service.
A pilot of a light plane has died while a passenger has been rushed to hospital after the aircraft crashed at a rural airfield (pictured, emergency services at the scene)
The pilot is believed to have been trapped in the wreckage just off of the dusty grass runway north of Coffs Harbour (pictured, wreckage)
