A man and his three grandchildren died after a horror plane crash near Canberra on Friday.
The four-seater Cirrus departed Canberra airport about 2.35pm en route to Armidale but vanished from radar screens 16 minutes later.
Emergency services found the plane alight in a paddock in Gundaroo, on the western edge of Lake George.
A 65-year-old man, who was an experienced pilot, was on board the Cirrus SR22 with his 11-year-old grandson and two granddaughters, aged nine and six.
Police confirmed that four people where killed sometime before 3pm on Friday.
“Initial inquiries indicate the Cirrus SR22 aircraft took off from Canberra Airport about 2.30pm and was travelling to Armidale with four people – a man and three children – believed to be on board at the time,” NSW Police said in a statement.
“They are yet to be formally identified. A report will be prepared for the information of the coroner.”
Police Superintendent Cath Bradbury earlier said there were no survivors following the crash.
“When police arrived with RFS services there was a small grass fire and obviously a catastrophic crash of a small light aircraft,” she said.
“The RFS extinguished the plane – unfortunately there are no survivors.”
Fire crews worked quickly to extinguish the blaze and police have established a crime scene as investigations continue.
