There are no injuries, following a small plane crash near Warminister.
A small Cessna plane crashed in a field along the 13 Line near Warminister Sideroad on Sunday, just after 4 p.m.
Investigators say the plane was experiencing engine failure while touring above Georgian Bay, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing.
“Was trying to make it back to Bass Lake, about a mile from Bass Lake, when I lost the engine and had to look for a field and we weren’t very high, so we were under 1,400 feet,” says pilot Grant Bergstrome.
The plane landed upside down in the farmer’s field. The 59-year-old, pilot and his two children were not injured in the crash.
“We only had a few fields to choose from and none of them were big enough to land a plane in and around here and I just didn’t want to hit those power lines out there or the highway and I came down a little faster and I hit the ground going a little too fast and I couldn’t keep it from rolling.”
This is the second plane crash in three days. On Friday, a small plane crashed in Orangeville after hitting a hydro pole.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has been notified and is investigating.
