Air crash investigators have spent the day combing through the wreckage of a light plane crash that left three people dead south of Sydney.

The Albion Park community is mourning husband and wife Andrew and Julieanne Connors, and their family friend Colin McLaughlin.

Investigators are meticulously documenting the spot where three lives were lost as locals pay their respects with flowers.

They trio were on board a light plane bound for Bathurst yesterday morning when it crashed at Shellharbour Airport in Albion Park.

They're being remembered as pillars of the community.

Andrew's mates in the construction industry offered condolences to the Connors and McLaughlin families.

"You truly lived life to the fullest, and you've left a lasting impact on everyone lucky enough to have cross

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