Crop-dusting plane crashes in Manitoba's Interlake region, pilot injured - Action News
Home WebMail Friday, November 22, 2024, 03:37 PM | Calgary | -10.4°C | Regions Advertise Login | Our platform is in maintenance mode. Some URLs may not be available. |
Manitoba

Crop-dusting plane crashes in Manitoba's Interlake region, pilot injured

The wing of a crop-dusting plane clipped a tree, sending thesmall craft crashing to the ground in Manitoba's Interlake region on the weekend, RCMP say.

Wing clipped tree during spraying operation, RCMP say

A small plane lies upside down in a treed area.
A photo provided by Manitoba RCMP shows the crop-dusting plane lying upside down in a treed area west of Arborg after a crash on Sunday. (Submitted by RCMP)

The wing of a crop-dusting plane clipped a tree, sending thesmall craft crashing to the ground in Manitoba's Interlake region on the weekend, RCMP say.

The 33-year-old pilot sufferedminor injuries and was taken to hospital,police said in a news release on Tuesday. He was the only person in the aircraft.

Theplane was spraying a field south of the intersection of Highway 68 and Highway 233 just west of Arborg around1:10 p.m. when the crash happened.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has been notified.

No further information has been provided by RCMP.

The wing of a small airplane lies on the ground, surrounded by shrubs and trees.
The plane was spraying a field south of the intersection of Highway 68 and Highway 233 when one of the wings hit a tree, RCMP say. (Submitted by RCMP)

More news from CBC Manitoba: