Ultralight plane fatality at Emerald
A pilot has been confirmed dead as the result of an ultralight plane crash south of Emerald on Sunday morning.
Police said that preliminary information suggested the crash took place at around 7.35am, 15 kilometres south of Emerald on the Gregory Highway.
They said the male pilot and sole occupant had been located deceased.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating and federal aviation investigators have been advised.
There is no further information at this stage.