Pilot killed in small plane crash northeast of Saskatchewan town
The pilot of a small aircraft died after colliding with terrain while on an aerial application flight Tuesday morning, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said.
A pilot was killed when his small aircraft crashed into the ground northeast of Rosetown, Saskatchewan, on Tuesday morning, as reported by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB). The collision took place during an aerial application, or crop dusting, flight around 9:50 a.m. local time. The plane was approximately 15 nautical miles northeast of the town at the time of the incident, according to the TSB.
The sole occupant of the small plane was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical services, confirmed the Saskatchewan RCMP in an email statement to Global News. The aircraft sustained significant damage, as stated by the transportation board. The man was operating an Air Tractor AT-502B aircraft belonging to Precision West Ag Corp and doing business as Provincial Airways.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada will send a team to the crash site on Wednesday, with the Saskatchewan Coroner’s Service joining in the investigation to assess the area.
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