Pilot dies in outback Qld helicopter crash

A pilot mustering cattle has died in a fiery crash after his helicopter hit power lines in outback Queensland.

Emergency services were called to a property on Sedan Dip Rd, about 20km north of Cloncurry, about 7.15am on Wednesday morning.

Initial investigations revealed the helicopter caught fire after it struck power lines and crashed into a paddock.

It was extinguished before firefighters arrived.

The pilot, a 40-year-old man believed to work for Cloncurry Mustering Company, died at the scene.

A second pilot reported the crash to emergency services.

Forensic police spent Wednesday trying to determine how the accident occurred.