Missing plane last known location east of Khancoban, NSW
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority said they were notified by Air Services Australia that an aircraft was overdue arriving at Moruya airport on the south coast of NSW.
The aircraft was flying from Wangaratta in Victoria with one person on board.
Its last known position was in the Snowy Mountains, east of Khancoban.
A NSW Police spokesperson said it was possible the plane crashed about 500m off Dargals Trail in the Snowy Valleys.
A multi agency ground and air search assisted by NSW Police, NSW SES, the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and Snowy Hydro, commenced on Tuesday.
AMSA's Essendon-based Challenger jet, a Victorian Ambulance Emergency Medical helicopter and a Toll rescue helicopter from Bankstown were assisting with the air search from 12pm.
An AMSA spokeswoman on Wednesday afternoon said the search had been suspended as of 4pm due to limited visibility and would recommence tomorrow morning if weather conditions allowed.
'NSW Police, SES, and National Parks and Wildlife, and Snowy Hydro ground search teams will continue their efforts until last light today and recommence the ground search at first light tomorrow,' the spokeswoman said.
'The ground search teams will be faced with rugged and inaccessible alpine terrain, impacted by recent heavy snow falls.'
Temperatures in Khancoban dropped as low as five degrees on Tuesday, with snow showers above 1200m expected in the coming days.
Originally published as Plane missing after failing to land at NSW Airport
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