Plane crashes into hangar while trying to land in South Australia

Smoke rises from a fire at Parafield Airport in Adelaide after an aircraft crashed into a hangar on Wednesday afternoon. Photo / Supplied

A small plane has crashed into a hangar as it was trying to land in South Australia, causing a massive fire.

The crash happened about 2.10pm on Wednesday, with police and emergency services called to an area near Kings Rd at Parafield Airport, in Adelaide’s north.

Multiple people were reportedly on board the plane.

Images from the scene show a huge plume of smoke in the area.

“The immediate area has been evacuated as emergency services deal with the incident,” police said in a statement.

“Please avoid the area if possible.”

It is the second crash at Parafield Airport this year.

Learner pilot Youngin Kim crashed during takeoff in January, nosediving into the runway, which started a fire.

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