Tuesday,
17 September 2024
Plane flips prior to landing after clipping powerline

A 78-year-old pilot who was flying over to a mate's place for coffee found himself doing a 360 flip after clipping a powerline on landing approach in Boorhaman on Monday.

The Warby Range resident had flown the 5-minute journey to his friend's house off Borland Road many times, but this time he decided to change his approach prior to landing on the private runway.

The problem was that he wasn't a...

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