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Breaking: Pilot dies in plane crash near Northam, north-east of Perth

ABC Australia · Jun 24, 2026, 5:29 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

Key takeaways

  • Emergency services responded to reports of a plane crash shortly before midday.
  • Emergency services responded to reports of a plane crash in the small rural locality of Malabaine, more than 90 kilometres from Perth, about 10:50am.
  • WA Police said the pilot, the sole occupant of the aircraft, was found by emergency services and declared dead at the scene.

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Emergency services responded to reports of a plane crash shortly before midday. (ABC News: Keane Bourke)

Link copied Share Share article. A pilot has died in a rural light plane crash near Northam, north-east of Perth.

Emergency services responded to reports of a plane crash in the small rural locality of Malabaine, more than 90 kilometres from Perth, about 10:50am.

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