Two people have died after a light plane crashed at a rural property south of Brisbane, just minutes after takeoff.
The crash happened in the rural area of Stockleigh just after 11am Monday and sparked a grass fire.
Images show the paddock where the smashed plane came to rest has been blackened.
A Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) spokesperson said the two people on-board died at the scene, which multiple ambulances were called to shortly after 11am.
“Crews remained on standby while QFD (Queensland Fire Department) worked to contain a fire resulting from the crash,” the ambulance spokesperson said.
“Two occupants of the aircraft were declared deceased at the scene.”
Flight data shows the plane took off from Brisbane’s secondary airport at Archerfield and crashed less than 20 minutes later.
The plane was listed for hourly rental in 2024, although the web page has since been deleted.
Three Brisbane-based Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigators have been sent to the scene, the agency said in a statement.
“Once on site from Monday afternoon they will commence evidence-gathering activities including site and wreckage examination, and the recovery of any aircraft components of interest for further examination at the ATSB’s technical facilities in Canberra,” the spokesperson said.
The agency wants anyone with footage of the plane to submit the videos to the ATSB website.
Originally published as Two people die after light plane crashes minutes after takeoff south of Brisbane