A light plane has crashed shortly after take-off near Canberra, with a large emergency services presence at the scene.
A NSW Police spokesperson said it is understood the small single-engine aircraft crashed and caught alight at 3pm on a property in Hadlow Street in Gundaroo in the NSW Southern Tablelands.
Police, firefighters and ambulance are at the scene.
9News understands the five-seater Cirrus SR22 took off from Canberra Airport just after 2.30pm.
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The aircraft tracked south near Queanbeyan then flew north.
Six minutes later, the plane made a sharp plunge near Lake George with air traffic control unable to establish communications with the pilot.
There is heavy smoke in the area following the crash.
