Three people escaped injuries when the plane they were in crashed at the airport in Oro-Medonte early Tuesday afternoon.
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According to officials, the call came in as smoke in the cockpit of the single twin-engine prop aircraft, which hit the runway without the landing gear shortly after noon at the Lake Simcoe Regional Airport near Highway 11.
Everyone on board safely vacated the plane before emergency crews arrived.
Crews were able to extinguish the flames, but according to officials, the aircraft is a complete loss.
Total damage is estimated to be around three to four million dollars.
Late Tuesday afternoon, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada confirmed it is handling the investigation into the crash landing.
Two men believed to be in their twenties have died after a plane crash near Selby.Emergency services were called to Thorganby at around 9.50am on Sunday 28 July after a two-seater light aeroplane with two occupants crashed in a field.Police believe that the two men were the pilot and the passenger.The victims’ next of kin have been informed and formal identification processes are currently under way.No further injuries were reported.An investigation will take place with the Air Accident Investigation Branch into the circumstances around the crash.
Some road closures remain in place in the vicinity.|
Three people escaped injuries when the plane they were in crashed at the airport in Oro-Medonte early Tuesday afternoon.
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According to officials, the call came in as smoke in the cockpit of the single twin-engine prop aircraft, which hit the runway without the landing gear shortly after noon at the Lake Simcoe Regional Airport near Highway 11.
Everyone on board safely vacated the plane before emergency crews arrived.
Crews were able to extinguish the flames, but according to officials, the aircraft is a complete loss.
Total damage is estimated to be around three to four million dollars.
Late Tuesday afternoon, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada confirmed it is handling the investigation into the crash landing.
Two men believed to be in their twenties have died after a plane crash near Selby.Emergency services were called to Thorganby at around 9.50am on Sunday 28 July after a two-seater light aeroplane with two occupants crashed in a field.Police believe that the two men were the pilot and the passenger.The victims’ next of kin have been informed and formal identification processes are currently under way.No further injuries were reported.An investigation will take place with the Air Accident Investigation Branch into the circumstances around the crash.
Some road closures remain in place in the vicinity.
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