A man in his 60s smiling, selfie photo, sitting in an open airplane with a helmet on and dark sunglasses. Land below him.
A recreational pilot who was killed in an ultralight aircraft crash at Fogg Dam on Sunday has been identified as 63-year-old Mark Christie according to ABC News report.
The aircraft was also carrying a 29-year-old female passenger, who was taken to hospital for assessment.
Mr Christie’s body was found inside the aircraft on Sunday, after police received reports, a plane carrying two passengers had crashed at Fogg Dam about 10:20am that morning.
A 29-year-old female passenger was winched from the wreckage and transported to Royal Darwin Hospital for assessment.
Mr Christie worked for the NT Education Department and was the owner and pilot of a recreational aircraft known as a Drifter, which he flew as a hobby.
He also ran a blog and YouTube channel on which he would regularly share aerial videos and images from his flights.
His blog describes a Drifter as an open cockpit two-seater three-axis aircraft which can fly at speeds of up to 100 kilometres per hour.
“I first flew in a Drifter in 1984 and was immediately hooked on both the flying freedom and the visual aspect of the vistas offered by wall-less flight,” his blog reads.
“Combining the two passions occurred about 20 years ago and I have been flying around Darwin in the Top End of the Northern Territory, Australia ever since … enjoying scenery and sharing it with others through the lens of my various cameras.”
The police investigation into the circumstances of the crash is ongoing, with Fogg Dam Road remaining closed to the public on Monday.
In 2024, 27 people died in 20 light aircraft crashes, including those flying in home-built planes, crop dusters and helicopters.
it’s a pity, my condolences to the family