A light plane has crashed in the state’s south after leaving Bankstown Airport on Thursday morning and a multi-agency search located the wreckage.

The pilot, a man believed to be in his 60s, sent a distress signal from the aircraft while travelling over the Budawang National Park between Batemans Bay and Canberra.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority and NSW Toll Ambulance helicopter launched a search for the aircraft.

NSW Ambulance confirmed its helicopter located the wreckage in the Budawang National Park just before 5pm.

The aircraft was conducting a training exercise with the Bankstown Flying School, according to Nine News. After taking off at 11am, it flew south into Victoria before making its way north to complete the route.

Bankstown Flying School has been contacted for c

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