NSW: Planes in mid-air collision owned by two flight schools
18 Dec 2008 2:22 PM
SYDNEY, Dec 18 AAP - A mid-air collision over Sydney, which resulted in the deaths of two women, involved planes from two different flight training schools.
One of the light planes crashed into the back of a home at Casula about 11.30am (AEDT) on Thursday.
The female pilot and a woman passenger, believed aged in their 20s, were killed. No-one was in the house at the time.
The other plane sent a mayday call to Bankstown Airport, in the city's southwest, before it made an emergency landing. Its pilot and passenger suffered only minor injuries, the ambulance service said.
A spokesman for Sydney Flight Training Centre said its plane was the one that landed safely, and had been carrying a student pilot and an instructor.
"The one that landed safely was ours," the spokesman said. "The other aircraft belonged to another school."
Basair Aviation College confirmed it owned the plane that hit the house, but declined to make immediate comment.
