Central Otago fatal plane crash pilot named
4 Feb, 2021 03:24 AM
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The pilot who died in a small plane crash yesterday has been identified as Southland farmer Phillip Gordon Pullar.
The body of 62-year-old Pullar was recovered from the Cessna 172 wreckage by a search and rescue team on Old Man Range, near Alexandra, today.
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Pullar was the only person on board as he flew between Bannockburn and Gore.
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Police confirmed the body of a man was found after the aircraft was located about 3.40am today.
It s understood that rescuers stayed with the wreckage through the night.