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Fuel line fire likely to blame for flight that killed nurse in Kununurra

The Beechcraft B58 Baron crashed near East Kimberley Regional Airport on April 16 last year, killing the passenger and seriously injuring the pilot. (Supplied: WA Police)

A fuel line fire is the most likely cause of a plane crash that killed a nurse and seriously injured a pilot in West Australia's far north, Australia's transport safety watchdog has found.

The West Australian Country Health Service flight took off from Broome on the morning of April 16 last year on a 'milk-run' flight, stopping at various remote towns in the Kimberley.

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