Shocking Moment as CCTV Shows Plane Slams into Trees Opposite Sydney Primary School
CCTV footage shows the moment a light plane crashed into trees near a Sydney primary school.
The Piper Cherokee crashed into trees opposite Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School in Bossley Park at 2.30 pm.
The plane initially took off from Bankstown airport at 2.15 pm, with the pilot making a mayday call six minutes later.
CCTV shows when the plane crashed into trees at Terone Park, in the suburb of Bossley Park, in Sydney's west.
Crews are working to remove the wreckage today, which they say could take several hours.
The aircraft will possibly need to be cut into pieces and removed bit by bit.
The pilot and passenger managed to walk away with minor injuries. It's understood the aircraft suffered from some type of engine failure before it went down.
The Piper Cherokee crashed into trees opposite Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School in Bossley Park at 2.30 pm.
The plane initially took off from Bankstown airport at 2.15 pm, with the pilot making a mayday call six minutes later.
CCTV shows when the plane crashed into trees at Terone Park, in the suburb of Bossley Park, in Sydney's west.
Crews are working to remove the wreckage today, which they say could take several hours.
The aircraft will possibly need to be cut into pieces and removed bit by bit.
The pilot and passenger managed to walk away with minor injuries. It's understood the aircraft suffered from some type of engine failure before it went down.
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00:00It was the crash landing people watched from their homes and students from their classrooms.
00:09A light plane tilted on its side as it dives into a corner of trees at Bosley Park.
00:15Inside, pilot Ker Yan and his student miraculously both emerge unscathed.
00:22I wish to remove the last three branches that were blocking the plane door to save the pilots.
00:28One person who witnessed the incredible moment the plane came down
00:32was this grandmother who was in the front yard of her home with her three grandchildren.
00:37When I looked up I saw the plane coming into my yard just over the power lines.
00:42I was just sat here in shock, it was such slow motion.
00:46And then he turned to the side and made a quick dash and went straight in through the trees.
00:52The plane took off from Bankstown Airport at 2.22pm
00:56flying over Georges Hall, Landsvale and Canley Vale.
01:00When they experienced engine failure a mayday call was made as they flew over Prairie Road.
01:05Turon Park was identified as a possible landing spot.
01:09The plane looping around and crashing after just six minutes.
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