Plane parachute gives near disaster a soft landing

By Nick Ralston
Updated May 11 2014 - 12:13pm, first published 11:55am
A light plane has crashed in the Blue Mountains. Photo: Courtesy of Sarah Wilson
A light plane has crashed in the Blue Mountains. Photo: Courtesy of Sarah Wilson
The plane appears to have landed on a fence. Photo: Courtesy of Sarah Wilson
The plane appears to have landed on a fence. Photo: Courtesy of Sarah Wilson
A light plane comes to the ground using a parachute to soften the impact. Photo: Claire Hills
A light plane comes to the ground using a parachute to soften the impact. Photo: Claire Hills
A light plane that crash landed in a suburban street of Lawson in the Blue Mountains.


_I9A9626.jpg Photo: James Brickwood
A light plane that crash landed in a suburban street of Lawson in the Blue Mountains. _I9A9626.jpg Photo: James Brickwood
Emergency crews work around the plane as residents look on. Photo: James Brickwood
Emergency crews work around the plane as residents look on. Photo: James Brickwood
A light plane comes to the ground using a parachute to soften the impact. Photo: Claire Hills
A light plane comes to the ground using a parachute to soften the impact. Photo: Claire Hills
Plane crash
Plane crash
Soft landing: The site of the plane crash in Sayers Street, Lawson. Photo: James Brickwood
Soft landing: The site of the plane crash in Sayers Street, Lawson. Photo: James Brickwood
The stricken aircraft floats to earth under its parachute. Photo: Claire Hills
The stricken aircraft floats to earth under its parachute. Photo: Claire Hills

A specialist parachute designed for an entire light aircraft has allowed three people to make a miraculous escape from a plane crash in the Blue Mountains.

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