RCMP on scene of ultra light plane crash

June 5, 2017
Greenfield, Nova Scotia

News release

Queens District RCMP is on the scene of a plane crash. At 12:02 p.m. today, an ultralight plane crashed into some trees shortly after taking off from Greenfield Airport.

The plane came to rest in a tree and the pilot, who was the sole occupant of the plane, was able to climb down the tree to safety. The pilot was alone in the plane and was not hurt. The cause of the crash is being investigated with the assistance of the Transportation Safety Board and Transport Canada.

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Contact information

Cpl. Jennifer Clarke
Media Relations Officer
Nova Scotia RCMP
Office: 902 720 5652
Cell: 902 222 0154
jennifer.clarke@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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