Andrew Connors, 55, and his wife Julianne, 54, have been identified as two of three people killed in a “gruesome and devastating” crash on the south coast of NSW.

The crash happened at Shellharbour in the Illawarra region on Saturday morning about 10am.

A third person killed is one of their host friends.

The couple leave behind two children in their 20s, with close friends describing the Illawarra builder as a great bloke.

“He was one of those guys that just would do anything to help someone,” one said.

“They’d hardly got up in the air and burst into flames, it’s just so horrible.”

Police sources said the Conners arrived at Shellharbour airport with 73-year-old Colin McLaughlin about 9.30am on Sunday.

They entered a seven centre Hyperlance Cherokee fixed wing aircraft and took off i

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