At 12.37pm today (Wednesday, 20 July 2016), emergency services were advised there had been a helicopter crash in a paddock near Deloraine (in the Montana area).

Police arrived and sighted a white Schweizer 300C Helicopter which has been completely destroyed after clipping power lines whilst spraying crops.

Debris was scattered over a large area.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Forensics, and Work Safe Tasmania were all notified.

The pilot, and sole occupant, a 37 year old man from Bridport, was conveyed to the Launceston General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. He remains in a serious but stable condition, with broken bones, and facial lacerations.