The pilot of a light plane has been taken to hospital after crash landing at Luskintyre Airfield last night.
The 66-year-old took off in his single-engine de Havilland Canada Chipmunk at about 7.00pm and was about 200 metres off the ground when the aircraft experienced partial engine failure.
He managed to turn the plane around to head back to the airfield, but crash-landed the aircraft on its belly in a nearby paddock.
The pilot suffered minor injuries to his right leg and elbow and was taken to the John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority are investigating the crash.
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Authorities are investigating a plane crash at Luskintyre.
Emergency services were called to the Luskintyre Airfield at about 7.30pm on Tuesday to reports a light plane had crash landed.
It's understood the male pilot was taken to hospital with a minor leg injury.
The circumstances surrounding the crash are not clear at this stage.
More details to come.
