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Alex Mitchell

Plane 'corkscrewed' before crash killed man, grandkids

Witnesses say the plane's nose was 'rotating like a corkscrew' as it crashed, killing all on board. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Information is coming to light regarding a deadly plane crash that killed a man and three of his grandchildren near Canberra Airport earlier this year.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau's preliminary report into the October 6 smash found the five-seater Cirrus aircraft had low or no power when it hit the ground in a paddock at Gundaroo, north of Queanbeyan.

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