Millionaire and son identified in Queensland plane crash
An experienced pilot, a millionaire businessman and his son have been identified as the three people killed in a light plane crash in Queensland.
The plane landed in dense bushland in Lowood, west of Brisbane, as the paramedics struggled to reach the wreckage and approached the scene on foot.
The light plane ran into bad weather, causing them to drop 2,000 feet from the air.
The plane was tracked leaving Roma in western Queensland yesterday at 7.20am, stopping in Dalby around 9am, before taking off again fifteen minutes later.
The plane then lost connection near Ipswich around 10am before plunging to the ground on Monday afternoon.
Pilot Gary Liehm, who had previously flown for Queensland fire and emergency services, had been flying the plane when it crashed.
Aboard were millionaire businessman Tom Strachan, 49, and his 20-year-old son Noah.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau confirmed it is investigating the crash.
"The ATSB expects to deploy a team of transport safety investigators from its Brisbane office, with expertise in engineering, aircraft operations and maintenance, to the accident site on Tuesday," a spokesperson said.
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