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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Rosie Bensley

Plane in fatal crash near Sydney had been in region, was 'experimental'

RFS volunteers remain at the Appin site, dealing with the bushfire sparked by the plane crash on Boxing Day. Pictures by Sylvia Liber

The small plane that crashed at Appin on Boxing Day, leaving two people dead, is understood to have been an "experimental" aircraft built from a kit.

Initial investigations by the Transport Safety Bureau revealed the plane was not a mass-produced aircraft, but a Glasair Super II, a small, two-seater plane from the United States with a Subaru engine, the bureau understands.

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