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Fears for pilot after light plane disappears after taking off from Sydney airport
A pilot in his 60s is missing after a light plane crashed in rural NSW.
The aircraft took off at 11am from Bankstown Airport and was flown to Mallacoota in Victoria before turning back and disappearing over Budawang National Park.
Emergency services confirmed the location of a crash site at Wog Wog, 25km from Batemans Bay.
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A plane from the Bankstown Flying School. Supplied
The plane came from Bankstown Flying School.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority, NSW Toll Ambulance Helicopter, Fire and Rescue NSW and NSW Ambulance joined NSW in the search for the crash site.
NSW Police said the area can only be accessed on foot.
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