A pilot is critical after being freed from the wreckage of a light plane after it crashed and flipped at Bankstown airport in South West Sydney this afternoon.
The single-engine, four-seater aircraft came down at the airport around 3.40pm.
The plane flipped on impact and trapped the male pilot, and a large amount of fuel spilled from the plane, Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) said.
Eight fire trucks responded to the crash and crews covered the aircraft in fire retardant foam while they worked to free the pilot.
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The pilot, aged in his 60s, has been taken to Liverpool Hospital in a critical condition with chest, arm and spinal injuries.
It’s not yet clear what caused the crash.
