Light plane crashes after clipping powerlines near Thames Airfield
on 28 August 2022
The incident occurred around 12:45pm this afternoon near Ngati Maru Highway.
Emergency services were notified shortly after the crash with police, St John and a fire truck responding to the incident.
The pilot has been treated for minor injuries by paramedics at the crash site.
A source who didn't want to be identified told 1News the plane clipped a powerline and an image supplied to 1News shows a powerline on a lean with the crashed plane next to it.