Police investigations continue into a fatal glider crash in Queensland's Darling Downs region that killed an experienced pilot and a student.
It's not clear if instructor Jeremy Thompson was flying the aircraft when it suddenly nosedived from up to 50 feet and crashed into a field near the runway at the Darling Downs Soaring Club at Bowenville before 10am on Tuesday.
Mr Thompson and his 60-year-old student Norbert Gross from Jubilee Pocket in the Whitsundays both died at the scene.
The wife of the 62-year-old instructor had flown the plane needed to lift the glider into the air and landed before her husband.
She saw the tragedy unfold from the ground.
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The crash happened as the pair were returning from a training flight, Gliding Federation of Australia's operations executive manager Christopher Thorpe said.
He said the pilot "had been flying for a very, very long time".
Gliding experts and forensic police are investigating whether the tragedy occurred due to pilot error or a mechanical fault.
