Pilot dies in Qld crop-dusting plane crash

Robyn Wuth |

The pilot’s crop-dusting aircraft crashed near the town of Canaga, on Queensland’s Darling Downs.
The pilot’s crop-dusting aircraft crashed near the town of Canaga, on Queensland’s Darling Downs.

A pilot was killed when his crop-dusting plane suddenly lost altitude and crashed in a paddock on the Darling Downs, west of Brisbane. 

The agricultural aircraft lost altitude during a crop-dusting flight near Chinchilla Wondai Road and crash-landed near the tiny town of Canaga about 12.20pm on Monday. 

The pilot, believed to be a man in his 30s, was the sole occupant and died at the scene. 

The Forensic Crash Unit and Australian Transport Safety Bureau will prepare a report for the Coroner.

AAP