RACQ LifeFlight Rescue airlifts pilot after crop duster plane crash

A pilot has escaped serious injury, after he was forced to crash land the crop duster he was flying, earlier this morning.

The Sunshine Coast-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter was called to the scene, in the South Burnett at 6:30am.

It’s believed the pilot had been crop dusting a local property, when the aircraft lost power, forcing him to make an emergency landing in a paddock.

The pilot, aged in his forties was the only occupant and managed to get himself out of the aircraft.

The Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS), Queensland Police Service (QPS) and Queensland Fire and Emergency Service (QFES) all attended the scene.

Once stabilised, he was flown to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital for further treatment.

Share the post:

Similar news & articles

The Brisbane-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew today airlifted a child to hospital, after a Stradbroke Island campfire incident....
The Bundaberg-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew today airlifted a man after he fell from a ladder in the Fraser Coast Region....
Sunshine Coast families stepped behind the scenes of LifeFlight's operation on Saturday as the aeromedical service opened the doors of its Sunshine Coast...

Stay connected with LifeFlight

Our community newsletters are your way of staying connected. Learn about our groundbreaking initiatives and hear real-life stories of lives transformed by our service.

Stay connected with LifeFlight

Our community newsletters are your way of staying connected. Learn about our groundbreaking initiatives and hear real-life stories of lives transformed by our service.
Newsletter