'Incredibly lucky': Man walks away after light plane crash in NSW
A man has walked away with relatively minor injuries after a light plane has crashed at an airport on the New South Wales Central Coast.
The plane is believed to have crashed into trees, near the runway of Warnervale Airport at about 11am.
The pilot, a man believed to be in his 70s, was treated for a hand injury and taken to hospital.
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A man has walked away with relatively minor injuries after a light plane has crashed at an airport on the NSW Central Coast. NSW Ambulance
NSW Ambulance Inspector Andrew Craig said road crews attended, including off-duty paramedics who were nearby.
"When we arrived, the aircraft had crashed into trees, landing on its roof," he said.
"Our paramedics know that incidents involving aircraft can be extremely serious and it's a relief the man involved today was not badly injured.
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A man has walked away with relatively minor injuries after a light plane has crashed at an airport on the NSW Central Coast. NSW Ambulance
"The pilot has been incredibly lucky to walk away from this crash with minor injuries."
Warnervale Airport is located about 100-kilometers away Sydney.
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