‘Tragic Circumstances’: Plane Crash Probe Begins

A man and 3 children were killed on Friday afternoon when the plane crashed and caught alight in a paddock in rural New South Wales.

Debris is seen at the site of a light aircraft crash in Gundaroo, NSW, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. AAP Image/Lukas Coch

An investigation into a deadly light plane crash near Canberra Airport will be complicated by the extent of damage to the aircraft, authorities say.

Peter Nally and his three school-aged grandchildren died when the five-seater Cirrus they were travelling in crashed then caught alight in a paddock at Gundaroo, north of Queanbeyan, on Friday afternoon.