Two dead and ten injured in small plane crash at Parafield airport north of Adelaide

Plane was attempting to land when it crashed into the hangar and sparked a fire Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A pilot and passenger have died and 10 people on the ground have been hurt, including one with critical injuries, after a light plane crashed into a hangar shortly after takeoff at a suburban airport. The four-seat, twin-engine Diamond DA42 aircraft had just taken off from Parafield airport, north of Adelaide, shortly after 2pm when it crashed into a hangar where a significant amount of fuel was stored. In a briefing at the airport, Ch Insp Andrew McCracken said the two people who died were in the aircraft and four people had been rushed to Royal Adelaide hospital. “We have one in a life-threatening condition with serious and significant burns, two in a serious condition, and one with minor injuries,” he said. Another four people were being treated for smoke inhalation at the Lyell McEwin hospital, and another two people were rushed to Modbury hospital, also for treatment for smoke inhalation. Metropolitan fire service chief officer Jeff Swann said on arrival that firefighters were faced with “really thick, black smoke, and intense flames”. “Th