A light plane has crash landed at a Melbourne airport. 9News
Emergency services were called to Moorabbin airport just before 10am this morning following reports that a plane had crash landed.
"One male had to pulled from the aircraft and has been transported to hospital with serious injuries," police said in a statement.Crews had to work to free the trapped pilot. Ambulance Victoria confirmed they had treated a man in his 20s for head and lower body injuries at the scene before rushing him to the Alfred Hospital in a serious condition.
The small aircraft - a Foxbat, is a two-seat, high-wing, tricycle landing gear ultralight - could be seen upside down surrounded by dozens of emergency service crew members. The aircraft is registered to Soar Aviaition and is believed to have been on a training flight when it went down.In an earlier statement, an Ambulance Victoria spokesperson confirmed that "one person was trapped inside."
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