The pilot who died in a light plane crash in Taranaki on Sunday has been named. He was Colin Greatrex, 52, of Auckland.
Civil Aviation Authority investigators will spend the day at the scene of a fatal light plane crash near Stratford in Taranaki.
The small bi-winged plane, a Pitts Special, was travelling between Ohakea and Ardmore airports when crashed it on Sunday.
A police search and rescue squad found the plane on farm land after its beacon was activated.
Police finished examining the wreck on Sunday and Mr Greatrex's body was removed to allow identification by family members.
The Civil Aviation Authority says the Pitts Special is an aircraft especially designed for aerobatic manoevres.
