Plane crashes into airport hangar leaving two dead and a dozen injured

At least two people have died and several more were injured after a plane smashed into an airport hangar in Australia,causing a fire.

A pilot and one passenger were killed after a light aircraft crashed into the building at Parafield Airport in Adelaide,South Australia.

The emergency services rushed to the scene after reports that the plane had smashed into the hangar and caused a large fire.

Plumes of thick smoke were seen from miles away after the incident at the airfield,which is nestled among houses.

An eyewitness said the scene turned black with smoke after the plane smashed into the hangar building (Picture: X)

Around 11 workers inside the hangar were wounded and taken to the hospital with serious burns,according to 7news.

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Start your day informed with Metro's News Updates newsletter or get Breaking News alerts the moment it happens.The pilot and the passenger succumbed to their injuries at the scene and were confirmed dead following the incident at about 2.10 pm local time (4.30am GMT).The number of casualties is feared to rise as authorities are not yet sure how many people were inside the plane or in the building.The aircraft crashed into a hangar full of people in the afternoon,including student pilots (Picture: X)Student pilots were rescued from the building.The aircraft involved was a Diamond DA41 Twin Star plane,officials confirmed.

‘It just happened all so quick’

John Swanell was driving by the airfield when he witnessed the plane nosedive.He told ABC Australia: ‘The pitch that it took,you could hear it struggle then straight down.‘I just heard the crash,it just happened all so quick.’The fatal crash happened at Parafield Airport in Adelaide,South Australia (Picture: Google Maps)He said the scene turned ‘so black’ within minutes after smoke began rising from the wrecked building.People in the surrounding neighbourhoods have been told to stay indoors to avoid the smoke,the fire service said.Anyone struggling to breathe because of it should seek medical attention,it said.An investigation has now been launched into the incident involving a twin-engined Diamond DA41 aircraft,the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) confirmed.It said: ‘The ATSB has deployed a team of transport safety investigators from its Canberra and Brisbane offices,specialising in aircraft operations,maintenance and engineering,human factors and survival factors.‘They will arrive on site on Thursday morning,and over coming days will conduct a range of evidence-gathering activities,including site and wreckage examination,and recovery of any aircraft components of interest for further examination at the ATSB’s technical facilities in Canberra.’Between October and December 2025,Australia saw 20 aviation incidents,which killed nine people across them.The deadliest was on October 11,when a Piper Cherokee plane crashed in Shellharbour Airport,New South Wales,killing three people on board after it fell quickly after takeoff.Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at . Or you can submit your videos and pictures here.For more stories like this,check our news page.