54-year-old man hospitalised after his home-built aircraft crash-landed in Tumut.
An ACT man is lucky to be alive after his home-built aircraft fell from the sky near Tumut on Saturday.
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The 54-year old allegedly made modifications to the light aviation craft that caused engine failure, 800 metres from the rural airport.
Witnesses rushed to the scene as the single-seat aircraft crash-landed in a paddock off Wee Jasper Road.
Tumut-based paramedic John Larter said the man had extracted himself from the plane and was later treated at the scene for possible spinal damage and a possible pelvic fracture.
The pilot was transported to Wagga hospital after 5pm.
Steff Wills
Journalist
