A multi-agency search has found the wreckage of a light plane which crashed in the state’s south after leaving Bankstown Airport on Thursday morning.

The pilot, a man believed to be in his 60s, sent a distress signal from the aircraft while travelling over the Budawang National Park between Batemans Bay and Canberra.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority and NSW Toll Ambulance helicopter launched a search for the aircraft.

NSW Ambulance confirmed its helicopter located the wreckage in the Budawang National Park just before 5pm. Police said emergency services were attempting to reach the crash site on foot as it could not be accessed by vehicle or aircraft due to difficult terrain and weather conditions.

The aircraft was conducting a training exercise with the Bankstown Flying School

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