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A pilot has died after a light plane crash south of Perth.
Emergency services were called to Bunbury Airport just before 3pm on Saturday after the light plane crashed at the end of the runway.
Western Australia Police today confirmed the 63-year-old man died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash.
He was trapped inside the mangled wreck of the plane before he was freed by emergency services.
He was taken by rescue helicopter to Royal Perth Hospital in a critical condition after paramedics tried to stabilise him.
"WA Police Force has advised the ATSB (Australian Transport Safety Bureau) of the crash and a report will be prepared for the coroner," WA Police said in a statement.
It's understood he was operating a privately owned plane.