Queensland plane crash wreckage found

Authorities have discovered the wreckage of a plane that plunged into waters off Brisbane last week with a husband and wife on board.

The pilot, 70, and his wife, 52, are presumed dead after their hired plane made a mayday call and lost contact with flight controllers on January 22.

Police on Wednesday found the wreckage in about 36 metres of water north of Moreton Island.

The bodies of the couple have not been found.

They vanished after taking off from Caloundra towards Moreton Island on a scenic flight, with the pilot understood to be experienced.