Light aircraft removed from Motueka orchard after crashSupplied A light plane which crashed off the Motueka Aerodrome airstrip on Sunday has been removed from a nearby orchard off King Edward St.A light plane which crashed close to the Motueka Aerodrome airstrip over the long weekend has been removed from a nearby orchard off King Edward St. It's understood the pilot overshot his landing at the small runway shortly after 10.30am on Sunday landing roughly before running through a fence and damaging the LP200 aircraft. Supplied The light plane was spotted by an orchard along the roadside on Sunday. Supplied Damaged wingtip of the crashed light plane in Motueka. It's understood the plane was then pushed into an orchard before it was later picked up.

Source: Stuff January 30, 2017 20:48 UTC