THE Eromanga community is in mourning after the death of local station manager and experienced pilot, 57-year-old Peter Whiteman, in a light plane crash last Tuesday.
Mr Whiteman was mustering in the plane when it crashed on Kihee Station, near Eromanga on Tuesday.
He was flown to Adelaide Hospital with serious injuries but later died.
Quilpie Shire Council Mayor and fellow Eromanga grazier, Stuart McKenzie, said Mr Whiteman had moved to the district six years ago to manage the iconic Mount
Margaret Station.
Cr McKenzie said Mr Whiteman was an active community member and would be sadly missed.
“He was very well known and very involved in many community events but particularly the rodeo,” he said.
“He was very well liked and respected.”
“Mount Margaret is such a big property that just about everyone in the district is their neighbor and the manager plays a very important role in the community as Peter did.”
Investigations into the cause of the accident are continuing.
