Chinese student pilot dies after light plane crash in Australia

The 19-year-old Chinese student was on a training flight that crashed in Melbourne.

A Chinese student pilot died on Sunday, three days after a light plane he was flying in crashed in Melbourne, police said.

The light plane which crashed in Melbourne. (Photo: Twitter)

The 19-year-old, whose name was not released, died in a hospital after the ultralight two-seater plane he was in with his flight instructor went down in a field on Thursday, Victoria state police said in a statement.

The 25-year-old flight instructor remained hospitalised, police said.

Civil Aviation Safety Authority spokesman Peter Gibson said the plane was on a training flight when it crashed. The plane broadcast a mayday message before it went down, he said.

Police and aviation authorities are still investigating the cause of the crash.