A SMALL plane carrying the pilot and one passenger has shockingly vanished while flying to Australia.
The aircraft reportedly made no radio contacts or issued a Mayday call before disappearing into thin air after taking off from Tasmania.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said it was coordinating a search for the plane that disappeared while crossing the Bass Strait.
The two-seat aircraft was carrying the pilot, said to be in his 70s, and a female passenger in her 60s.
The pair, described as a couple, are both Tasmanian residents and were travelling to visit friends.
The plane was headed to Hillston Airport, Condobolin, New South Wales.
Authorities were alerted after the passengers failed to reach their destination.
Authorities in Tasmania said: “The plane did not reach its destination as scheduled and authorities were notified by concerned family members that it was overdue.”
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said it was “currently coordinating the search for a missing light aircraft with two people onboard, near Tasmania”.
It said: “Just after 5pm on Saturday evening, concern was raised after the aircraft failed to land in Central Western NSW, after departing George Town, Tasmania at around 12:45 pm.”
AMSA said search efforts were underway “across northern Tasmania around George Town, over the Bass Strait and southern Victoria around Morwell and Leongatha, supported by vessels from Victoria Police”.
Tasmania Police Inspector Nick Clark said the pilot was very experienced but was flying a plane “relatively new to him”, the Daily Mail reports.
He added: “We are hoping to find these people alive, that’s the main focus of the search.”
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