The body of a pilot has been recovered a day after a rented light plane crashed in a national park.

Emergency services resumed their search on Friday morning after being hindered by poor weather and difficult terrain.

The crashed Cirrus SR20 took off from Bankstown Airport in Sydney's southwest on Thursday and appeared to be on its way back when an emergency location transmitter was activated about 4.30pm.

The wreckage was spotted from the air in the Budawang National Park, about 25km north of Batemans Bay on the NSW South Coast, about 5.30pm.

On Friday night, NSW Police said the pilot had been found.

"About 2pm today, a body - believed to be a 60-year-old man - was located at the site, and a recovery operation has concluded with assistance from PolAir and Police Rescue," police said

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