Canberra, Jan 13
A man has died and a woman has been hospitalized after a light plane crashed in Australia's Northern Territory (NT).
The 63-year-old man and 29-year-old woman were the sole occupants of the plane when it crashed in a recreational area about 50 km southeast of Darwin on Sunday, local authorities reported.
NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services said in a statement that the crash was reported to police at about 10:20 am local time.
Emergency services were deployed to the scene where the 63-year-old pilot was found deceased inside the plane.
The woman was pulled uninjured from the plane by a helicopter team and was taken to hospital for assessment.
News Corp Australia newspapers reported that the aircraft was a microlight plane and that a witness saw it flying low shortly before the crash.