[David Knudsen]

From www.brisbanetimes.com.au

Search on for missing plane
Georgina Robinson | September 15, 2008 - 7:02AM

An aerial search has been launched for a single-engine aircraft with three people on board that failed to arrive in Brisbane on a flight from Sydney yesterday.

A worried relative contacted Australian Search and Rescue (AusSAR) about 6.30pm last night when the Cessna 206 did not land in Archerfield, in Brisbane's south.

The plane, with a pilot and two passengers on board, had taken off from Bankstown yesterday morning and was due to land at Archerfield about lunchtime yesterday, an AusSAR spokeswoman said.

Its last known location was Scone, south of Tamworth, where the aircraft stopped to refuel mid-morning. No contact has been made since.

AusSAR has sent a helicopter and fixed wing aircraft up this morning to search between Scone and Archerfield, a spokeswoman said. Authorities hoped to send at least four more aircraft up later today, she said.

Anyone who may have seen or heard the light aircraft should contact AusSAR on 1800 815 257.