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Grave Fears for Two After Light Plane Crash
- On Tuesday, two men were killed when a light plane crashed at Heck Field in Jacobs Well around 5.55am; the pilot was a 73-year-old man from Beenleigh and the passenger was believed to be from Sydney.
- Gold Coast Police District Superintendent Brett Jackson said the crash occurred shortly after take-off, but cause remains unclear as investigators examine the phase of flight and cause ambiguity.
- Queensland Rural Fire Service Superintendent Robert Bloss said 18 appliances and about 50 personnel are battling a large grassfire after the plane caught fire, trapping occupants in the cockpit.
- Police and aviation investigators have secured the site as a crime scene and notified the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, while local residents near Jacobs Well were urged to stay indoors due to heavy smoke.
- Given the site's difficult access, investigators face recovery challenges at Heck Field runway on former cane field, examining the pilot's logged flight plan to a small town outside Tamworth with police crash unit and specialists.
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