Updated September 7, 2026 — 4:12pm,first published 11:49amA man and a woman were killed when a light plane crashed into a paddock on a private property south of Brisbane on Monday morning and erupted in flames.The Beech A36 Bonanza aircraft took off from Archerfield Airport shortly after 11am.It crashed about 10 minutes later into a field along Musch Road in the Logan suburb of Stockleigh, sparking a large grass fire.Emergency services at the crash site.William DavisPolice confirmed a 56-year-old man and 23-year-old woman, both from Ascot in Brisbane, were found dead in the burning wreckage.“What I can tell you is the aircraft departed Archerfield Airport ... as to what happened whilst that aircraft was in the air, we have no information at this time,” Logan district officer Chief Superintendent Mel Adams told reporters on Monday afternoon.It took firefighters about an hour to gain control of the blaze, but a tree stump continued smouldering for hours.The scene of the light plane crash that killed two people.Nine NewsA resident who reporting seeing the crash said it sounded like the plane was struggling before it hit the ground.“It was flying directly over our house, quite low, and it was spluttering so it was clear that there was some engine issues,” Eldjie Cojocaru told Seven News.“I saw it bank and it went down, and then I heard a ... bang.”A smouldering tree stump that caught fire after the crash.William DavisAdams said police were in the process of contacting the families of the pilot and passenger, and appealed for anyone who saw the plane in the air, or witnessed the crash to come forward.“The fire was quickly put out. It was a very confronting scene, as you can imagine,” she said.“What I would ask is for anybody who heard the aircraft, saw the aircraft in the air before it crashed in the Stockleigh area ... [or] for anybody that may have witnessed the aircraft hit the ground – it was close to a roadway, perhaps there is vehicle dashcam or something of that nature – please, as a matter of priority, contact police.”Adams said the plane crashed in the vicinity of rural homes.“No [other] person was hurt, and there was no damage to other property,” she said.About a dozen emergency vehicles remained at the scene in the early afternoon, but fire teams and ambulances began leaving before 2pm.The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has deployed a team of three investigators to the scene.“Once on site from Monday afternoon they will commence evidence-gathering activities including site and wreckage examination, and the recovery of any aircraft components of interest for further examination,” a spokesperson said.An ambulance leaves the plane crash scene in Logan on Monday afternoon. William Davis“Investigators will also interview any witnesses and involved parties, and collect relevant recorded information including flight tracking data, as well as pilot and aircraft maintenance records, and weather information.”The ATSB asks anyone with video footage of the plane or the crash to send it to investigators via its website: atsb.gov.au/witness.Get alerts on significant breaking news as happens. Sign up for our Breaking News Alert.More:AviationQueensland PoliceQFDAir accidentTragedyFrom our partners