NSW: Pilot had zero chance of survival, police say

AAP General News (Australia)
04-10-2008
NSW: Pilot had zero chance of survival, police say

The pilot of a plane missing off the coast of Sydney had zero chance of survival ..

according to police.

Inspector GLENN FINNISS says the plane hit the water at high speed .. and the survivability
of such a crash is very .. very minimal.

A 43-year-old Sydney man was at the control of the twin-engine Metroliner when it went
down in the sea .. while on a mail run .. late last night.

Inspector FINNISS says the chances of the man's survival are zero .. and the search
for him will be called off at nightfall.

AAP RTV sk/hn/jec/

KEYWORD: PLANE PILOT (SYDNEY)

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