The man killed in a light plane crash in Canterbury was a well respected glider pilot
The man killed in a light plane crash in Canterbury was a well respected glider pilot
25 October 2021
Emergency services received reports of a light plane crashing at Twizel-Omarama Road near Lake Ohau at 10.50 this morning.
Omarama Airfield chairman Clive Geddes confirmed the pilot flew out of the Airfield on a solo flight.
He says the pilot is well known across the whole community.
Geddes says the man had been a glider pilot and instructor out of Omarama for over 20 years.
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