Pilot dies following plane crash - Hay

Thursday, 06 November 2025 05:02:03 PM

A man has died following a plane crash in the state’s Riverina region.

About 11am on Wednesday 5 November emergency services were called to a paddock on Nullagong Road, near the Cobb Highway, about 30km north of Hay to reports of an ultra-light plane crash.

NSW Ambulance responded and commenced CPR on a 39-year-old male with serious injuries. He was the sole occupant of the plane.

He was taken to Hay hospital in a critical condition, before being flown to Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Officers attached to Murrumbidgee Police District responded and established a crime scene.

Police have since been informed the pilot died yesterday (Wednesday 5 November 2025).

A report will be prepared for the coroner.

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