The pilot who died in the crash of an ultralight plane at Fogg Dam, southeast of Darwin, has been identified

The victim of a fatal ultralight plane crash southeast of Darwin has been identified as 63-year-old recreational pilot Mark Christie.

Christie’s body was found in the plane on Sunday after police received reports that the plane with two passengers had crashed into Fogg Dam at around 10.20am that morning.

A 29-year-old passenger was pulled from the wreckage and taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for evaluation.

Mr Christie worked for the NT Department of Education and owned and piloted a recreational aircraft called a Drifter, which he flew as a hobby.

He also ran a blog and a YouTube channel, through which he regularly shared videos and aerial photos from his flights.

His blog describes the Drifter as a two-seat, three-axle open-cockpit aircraft that can fly at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour.

“I first flew the Drifter in 1984 and immediately became addicted to both the freedom of flying and the visual aspects of the views offered by flying without walls,” we read on his blog.

“The combination of these two passions came about 20 years ago and since then I have been flying around Darwin in the upper end of the Northern Territory in Australia… enjoying the scenery and sharing it with others through the lens of my various cameras.”

Empty road blocked by two road closure signs, the road is surrounded by green bush. — On Sunday morning, an ultralight plane crashed at the Fogg Dam Recreation Area. (ABC News: Tristan Hooft)

A police investigation into the circumstances of the crash is ongoing and Fogg Dam Road will be closed to traffic on Monday.