TWO top pilots have been killed in a horror plane crash after plunging into the sea as a witness reveals their tragic final moments.
Mark White, 67, and Simon Peutrill, 69, were killed yesterday on board the Sting S4.
The plane left Coffs Harbour, Australia, around 3:30pm and was headed for South West Rocks – but never made it.
It lost control within 30 minutes of flying and crashed into the ocean.
One witness told 9 News that he heard the plane before it crashed.
He said: “[I] heard the plane actually go over home, which was very low.
“I knew that’s not right considering we don’t get much plane action around here.
“The engine was very low revving – it sounded as though it was struggling for power.”
What went wrong or how the two pilots lost control is being investigated.
White ran a flying school called Midcoast Microlights that operated out of Coffs Harbour.
Peutrill joined the school in 2022.
The second body was tragically recovered today amidst difficult conditions near Scott’s Head Beach, NSW chief inspector Stuart Campbell told media.
The crash in Australia comes after a bombshell investigation into South Korea’s horror plane crash has revealed how the very same plane was involved in another smash just three years ago.
It has been claimed that Jeju Air swore the plane had no history of accidents and no maintenance issues – despite being involved in a collision in 2021 as it took off.
The damning report, published by JTBC news, said the tail of the Boeing 737-800’s fuselage came into contact with the runway.
It damaged the enormous jet – but Jeju allegedly continued to fly the plane as planned, leading to a fine of more than £108,000.
When CEO of Jeju Air, Kim Yi-bae, was questioned over the plane that smashed on Sunday killing 179 people, he said it had no accident history.
But Korea Airports Corporation reported that “after checking the statistical system, the same plane had an accident three years ago”.
The crash took place on February 17, 2021, as the jet took off from Gimpo Airport to Jeju Airport.
Several years later, on Sunday at Muan International Airport, the same plane crash landed on the tarmac and careened into a brick wall.
It exploded in an enormous fireball, killing all but two of the 181 onboard in a devastating catastrophe.
