New Zealand / Transport

Pilot injured after microlight aircarft crash in Northland

13:54 pm on 11 January 2020

A man has been taken to hospital after a microlight aircraft crashed in Northland.

A police cordon. Photo: RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson

Fire and Emergency were called to the crash at a paddock in Otaika just after 11am.

A spokesperson says the man was the only occupant onboard the microlight aircraft, and fire crews assisted in transporting him to hospital.

They have now cleared the scene.