Three feared dead after ‘unsurvivable’ plane crash in Queensland as search team looks for jet in ‘difficult terrain’
THREE people are feared dead after an “unsurvivable” plane crash in Queensland, authorities claim.
Officers from Mount Isa and a rescue helicopter are attempting to reach the light aircraft which is in “difficult terrain”.
Flight records show the plane left Toowoomba just before 11am on Saturday.
It and was due to land in Mount Isa about 3pm when it vanished from the radar between Cloncurry and Mount Isa.
Queensland police and paramedics were called by a local community member just after 2.30pm, 7News reports.
A QAS spokesperson told the Australian outlet the crash was “believed to be unsurvivable” but did not confirm how many people were onboard.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) said the aircraft was contracted to “support the Queensland bushfire response”.
“It was engaged by QFES to conduct line scans, and travelling from Toowoomba to Mt Isa when it crashed near Cloncurry,” the force said.
“The cause of the crash is currently unknown and QFES will assist the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) with its investigation.”
Investigations into the crash are ongoing.