A pilot who survived a light plane crash on Christmas eve is “devastated” that his brother-in-law died in the accident, family say.
Matthew Green, 32, a NSW builder, was killed when the plane in which he was a passenger crashed into the side of a steep ravine in rugged bushland in the NSW Upper Hunter Valley on Wednesday.
His brother-in-law Scott Kennedy-Green, 38, piloted the single-engine Cessna and remains in a stable condition in a Sydney hospital.
“It is difficult to put into words the loss they are feeling at this time,” a spokeswoman said on behalf of the family.
“Matthew’s mother, Avril Cornish, sister Angela and her husband Scott Kennedy-Green wish to thank everyone for their sympathy and support during such a difficult time.
“They request that they now be left to grieve their loss in privacy.”
The spokeswoman said Mr Kennedy-Green, a Sydney-based property auctioneer, had been in a stable condition since being airlifted to Sydney’s Westmead Hospital, but was “devastated” by his brother-in-law’s death.
Mr Green is survived by his mother, sister and father Robert.
The plane crashed en route from Mudgee to Glen Innes.
The pair are believed to have been scheduled to meet Mrs Kennedy-Green and the couple’s two children.
The Australian Transport and Safety Bureau, police, and the NSW coroner are investigating the crash.
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