{"id":89909,"date":"2026-09-07T06:37:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T06:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/89909\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T06:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T06:37:09","slug":"two-people-die-in-light-plane-crash-at-stockleigh-south-of-brisbane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/89909\/","title":{"rendered":"Two people die in light plane crash at Stockleigh, south of Brisbane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two people have died after a light plane crashed at a rural property south of Brisbane, just minutes after takeoff.<\/p>\n<p>The crash happened in the rural area of Stockleigh just after 11am Monday and sparked a grass fire.<\/p>\n<p>Images show the paddock where the smashed plane came to rest has been blackened.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCrews remained on standby while QFD (Queensland Fire Department) worked to contain a fire resulting from the crash,\u201d the ambulance spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo occupants of the aircraft were declared deceased at the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flight data shows the plane took off from Brisbane\u2019s secondary airport at Archerfield and crashed less than 20 minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>The plane was listed for hourly rental in 2024, although the web page has since been deleted.<\/p>\n<p>Three Brisbane-based Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigators have been sent to the scene, the agency said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce 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\u2019s technical facilities in Canberra,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>The agency wants anyone with footage of the plane to submit the videos to the ATSB website.<\/p>\n<p>Originally published as <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/travel\/travel-updates\/incidents\/pilot-feared-dead-after-light-plane-crashes-minutes-after-takeoff-south-of-brisbane\/news-story\/d4e1fc43b6b00dfd0d79ee3bfb57e431\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Two people die after light plane crashes minutes after takeoff south of Brisbane<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two people have died after a light plane crashed at a rural property south of Brisbane, just 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