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Cockpit fire behind fatal WA plane crash

The Beechcraft Baron crashed in WA's far north, killing the sole passenger and injuring the pilot. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO) (AAP)

A light plane crash which killed a nurse in Western Australia's far north appears to have been caused by a cockpit fire which obscured the pilot's view.

A preliminary investigation has found the fire started when the Beechcraft Baron aircraft approached a runway at the Kununurra Airport on April 16.

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