The newly married US woman who lost her husband in the tragic crash at Hamilton Island says she has no regrets about honeymooning in Australia and intends to return.

Laura Le Gallo had been married just five days when husband Chris climbed into the Piper Cherokee Six to fly to nearby Lindeman Island.

Le Gallo, 33, swapped planes and travelled separately from his wife so two New Zealand families could fly together.

As the plane took off from Hamilton just after 5pm on September 26, 2002, it banked sharply to the right and crashed in flames near the runway.

Also killed in the crash were the 27 year old pilot, and New Zealanders Kevin Bowles, 47, his wife Joanne, 46, and their children Sophie, 9, and Michael 6.

Ms Le Gallo, who flew on an earlier plane that her husband should have been on, told her lawyers yesterday she was still happy she chose Australia for her honeymoon.

She hopes to come back to Australia for a memorial, possibly later this year,” said Peter Carter, managing partner at Brisbane based Carter Capner.

Ms Le Gallo, who continues to work for the Washington company that employed her husband, was still going through he Australian Transport Safety Bureau’s report on the crash.

Mr Carter said it was too early to say whether she would take legal action. “We’re analysing the report. We’ll advise her,” he said.