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| Two people seriously injured after light aircraft crash lands in Northern Territory | Two people seriously injured after light aircraft crash lands in Northern Territory |
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| The plane experienced engine problems after takeoff at Groote Eylandt but ended up upside down when the pilot tried to return to the airstrip | The plane experienced engine problems after takeoff at Groote Eylandt but ended up upside down when the pilot tried to return to the airstrip |
| Two people have suffered serious injuries after a single-engine aircraft carrying a pilot and five passengers hit terrain on approach to an airstrip and landed upside down at Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria. | Two people have suffered serious injuries after a single-engine aircraft carrying a pilot and five passengers hit terrain on approach to an airstrip and landed upside down at Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria. |
| Emergency services treated five people after the incident on Friday, with at least two taken to hospital in a serious condition. | Emergency services treated five people after the incident on Friday, with at least two taken to hospital in a serious condition. |
| “During takeoff, the aircraft experienced engine issues and the pilot attempted to return to Groote Eylandt,” the Australian Transport Safety Bureau chief commissioner, Angus Mitchell, said. | “During takeoff, the aircraft experienced engine issues and the pilot attempted to return to Groote Eylandt,” the Australian Transport Safety Bureau chief commissioner, Angus Mitchell, said. |
| “During approach, the aircraft collided with terrain and came to a rest inverted.” | “During approach, the aircraft collided with terrain and came to a rest inverted.” |
| The bureau would send a team of investigators to examine the plane wreckage and accident site, he said, and consider any recorded data, weather information, witness reports, aircraft operator procedures and maintenance records. | The bureau would send a team of investigators to examine the plane wreckage and accident site, he said, and consider any recorded data, weather information, witness reports, aircraft operator procedures and maintenance records. |
| The Anindilyakwa Land Council, representing the local traditional owners, said a number of its employees were involved in the crash. | The Anindilyakwa Land Council, representing the local traditional owners, said a number of its employees were involved in the crash. |
| “All passengers and crew are now receiving medical care,” the council posted on social media. | “All passengers and crew are now receiving medical care,” the council posted on social media. |
| “ALC thoughts and well wishes are with all families impacted.” | “ALC thoughts and well wishes are with all families impacted.” |
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| Groote Eylandt is the largest island in the Gulf, with a population of about 3,000 people, and is part of the NT. | Groote Eylandt is the largest island in the Gulf, with a population of about 3,000 people, and is part of the NT. |