(TINY TOWNSHIP, ON) – This afternoon at 1:48PM, officers from Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a plane crash which took the life of the pilot at the Huronia Regional Airport located at 2 Ed Connelly Drive in Tiny Township.
The preliminary investigation has identified that the 69-year old male pilot and lone occupant was in the process of landing his ultra-light aircraft at the south end of the main runway when it came into contact with the runway.
The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada has been notified and is presently at the scene where they are conducting an investigation to determine the cause of this crash. The OPP’s Forensic Identification Services Unit (FISU) is also assisting with this ongoing investigation.
The OPP will not be releasing the identity of the pilot until a post mortem examination is conducted and next of kin notifications are complete.
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