At the very least two people have died and a number of other more were injured after a plane smashed into an airport hangar in Australia, causing a hearth.<\/p>\n
A pilot and one passenger were killed after a light-weight aircraft crashed into the constructing at Parafield Airport in Adelaide, South Australia.<\/p>\n
The emergency services rushed to the scene after reports that the plane had smashed into the hangar and caused a big fire. <\/p>\n
Plumes of thick smoke were seen from miles away after the incident on the airfield, which is nestled amongst houses. <\/p>\n Around 11 staff contained in the hangar were wounded and brought to the hospital with serious burns, in accordance with 7news<\/a>.<\/p>\n Start your day informed with Metro’s News Updates<\/strong> newsletter or get Breaking News <\/strong>alerts the moment it happens. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The pilot and the passenger succumbed to their injuries on the scene and were confirmed dead following the incident at about 2.10 pm local time (4.30am GMT). <\/p>\n The variety of casualties is feared to rise as authorities aren’t yet sure how many individuals were contained in the plane or within the constructing. <\/p>\n Student pilots were rescued from the constructing. <\/p>\n The aircraft involved was a Diamond DA41 Twin Star plane, officials confirmed. <\/p>\n John Swanell was driving by the airfield when he witnessed the plane nosedive.<\/p>\n He told ABC Australia<\/a>: \u2018The pitch that it took, you possibly can hear it struggle then straight down. <\/p>\n \u2018I just heard the crash, it just happened all so quick.\u2019<\/p>\n He said the scene turned \u2018so black\u2019 inside minutes after smoke began rising from the wrecked constructing.<\/p>\n People in the encompassing neighbourhoods have been told to remain indoors to avoid the smoke, the hearth service said.<\/p>\n Anyone struggling to breathe due to it should seek medical attention, it said. <\/p>\n An investigation has now been launched into the incident involving a twin-engined Diamond DA41 aircraft, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) confirmed. <\/p>\n It said: \u2018The ATSB has deployed a team of transport safety investigators from its Canberra and Brisbane offices, specialising in aircraft operations, maintenance and engineering, human aspects and survival aspects.<\/p>\n \u2018They are going to arrive on site on Thursday morning, and over coming days will conduct a variety of evidence-gathering activities, including site and wreckage examination, and recovery of any aircraft components of interest for further examination on the ATSB\u2019s technical facilities in Canberra.\u2019<\/p>\n Got a story? Get in contact with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.<\/strong> Or you may submit your videos and pictures here.<\/strong><\/p>\n For more stories like this, check our<\/strong>\u00a0news page<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Follow Metro.co.uk on Twitter<\/a> and Facebook<\/a> for the most recent news updates.<\/strong> You may now also get Metro.co.uk articles sent straight to your device. Enroll for our day by day push alerts here. <\/strong> <\/p>\n![\"Smoke](\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SEI_295092242-1841-e1777449343247.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646\")
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\t<\/div>\u2018It just happened all so quick\u2019<\/h2>\n