NEWS.com.au | Pilot dies in fiery Qld chopper crash NEWS.com.au Pilot dies in fiery Qld chopper crash. A pilot has died after his helicopter crashed and burst into flames in a central Queensland cane field. The aircraft came down after clipping power lines while spraying a paddock at Carmila, south of Mackay, on ... UPDATE | Fatal chopper crash victim a 50yo Emerald man One person dead after helicopter crashes in cane field south of Mackay Pilot dies in chopper crash |