AN elderly man remains in hospital following a light plane crash near Mudgee yesterday.
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About 9am yesterday a 73-year-old man took off in a light aircraft from a rural property, approximately 30km north of Mudgee.
Witnesses reported seeing the plane flying low over properties at Kains Flat, before stalling and crashing into a paddock and sustaining major damage.
They went to the pilot's aid and cut him out of his safety harness before removing him to safety.
Police, paramedics and the NSW Rural Fire Service attended the scene and the man was airlifted to Orange hospital.
He has received treatment in hospital for fractured ribs and a collapsed lung.
Investigations into the cause of the plane crash are continuing.
