Mulgathing, SA: Pilot Adam Snell dies in light plane crash in Aussie outback before another is seriously injured in a separate crash
Pilot killed in light aircraft crashAnother injured in second crash hours laterREAD MORE: Fears for those on board a light plane that crashed in a paddock on remote station
A young pilot is dead and another has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after two separate light plane crashes in outback South Australia within hours.
A light plane crashed into a paddock near Mulgathing, about 260km south-west of Coober Pedy and about 830km northwest of Adelaide around 9.30am on Thursday.
It took several hours for police, emergency and Royal Flying Doctor Service crews to reach the scene due to the distance.
The pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft, Adam Snell, 22, died in the crash.
It's understood he's only been working at the Mulgathing station operated by Jumbo Pastoral for seven months.
Around 2pm, emergency services received reports that a second light plane crashed while attempting to land at Evelyn Downs, north of Coober Pedy.
Adam Snell died after his light plane crashed into a paddock near Mulgathing in the South Australia outback
Adam Snell was killed in one of two light aircraft crashes in the SA outback on Thursday
The solo male pilot, 42, from Arcoona, was flown more than 1000km to Adelaide suffering from serious but non-life threatening injuries.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has launched an investigation into the fatal crash.
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