A 62-year-old Dawesville man has died while working on an ultralight plane south of Perth.

WA Police confirmed on Sunday emergency services were called to a property at Halls Head, Mandurah.

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Police originally said the plane crashed about 10.30am in Halls Head, but later said the plane wasn’t airborne.

Police said there was no criminality involved and officers would prepare a report for the coroner.

-AAP and ABC