An aircraft crash claimed the life of a pilot in the northwestern part of Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW) on Tuesday morning. Police were called to the airstrip on White Cliffs Aerodrome Road, White Cliffs — about 260 km northeast of Broken Hill — at about 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday after reports that a plane had crashed. An Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) spokesperson told 9news.com.au that the crash involved a microlight plane, similar to a powered hang glider. "As such, the ATSB is not investigating this accident, as the ATSB does not investigate sport aviation accidents u

An aircraft crash claimed the life of a pilot in the northwestern part of Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW) on Tuesday morning. Police were called to the airstrip on White Cliffs Aerodrome Road, White Cliffs — about 260 km northeast of Broken Hill — at about 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday after reports that a plane had crashed. An Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) spokesperson told 9news.com.au that the crash involved a microlight plane, similar to a powered hang glider. "As such, the ATSB is not investigating this accident, as the ATSB does not investigate sport aviation accidents unless there is the potential to identify wider safety issues," the spokesperson said. The male pilot of the aircraft died at the scene but has not been formally identified.

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