Two people have died and several others have been injured in a plane crash at Parafield Airport in Adelaide's north, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports.
The plane hit a hangar as it was attempting to land about 2:10pm.
The crash caused a large fire, which has since been extinguished.
Police said the two people who died were the pilot and passenger of the Diamond DA42 twin-engined aircraft, and that several people on the ground had been injured.
"Shortly after take-off, [the plane] has tragically crashed into hangar 54 at the airport," Chief Inspector Andrew McCracken told reporters at the scene.
"Upon collision, that has obviously [caused] significant injuries and fire and damage."
He said one person had suffered life-threatening "serious and significant burns" and had been taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital, while two others had been hospitalised with serious injuries.
Another suffered minor injuries and six people had smoke inhalation.
All of those injured had been in the hangar at the time of the crash.
A large number of student pilots were among those evacuated from the scene.
Chief Inspector McCracken did not say if the two who died were students.
"A pathologist is on scene along with Major Crash staff — this [is] subject to a full investigation, and a cordon will remain in place overnight for at least 24 hours as the matter is investigated," he said.
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