Investigators are probing two plane crashes in three days in the region.

On Sunday, a small plane crashed in a fieldalong the 13 Line near Warminister Sideroad, just after 4 p.m. The plane was experiencing engine failure 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 Brant 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.”

The other crash happened on Friday shortly after takeoff from an airstrip in Grand Valley.

“They started to lose power, it started to go down on the ground they tried to pull up to get the aircraft up in the air it went up and down up and down and eventually it came down,” says Const. Paul Nancekivell.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is the agency responsible for looking into these kinds of crashes, but they don't always send a crew out to investigate. That's because they can often get the information they need by speaking with witnesses and the pilot.

Ewan Tasker works for the transportation safety board. He says the TSB’s sole purpose is to advance safety and look for ways to reduce risk.

“If we think there's going to be a safety pay off or a safety benefit the larger it's going to be, the sooner and quicker will be our response,” says Tasker, acting regional manager for the TSB.

The crash in Grand Valley, which involved a Rockwell Aero-Commander plane, raised a few red flags for the investigators.

“There were some peculiarities amidst the story that caused a little bit of concern, not the kind of concern that we need to rush out, the evidence in that case isn't too perishable.”

Tasker couldn't tell CTV News what those concerns are because the information is protected. However, the contributing factors in Sunday’s crash were fairly clear after speaking with the pilot.

“And so with that story we are able to look at that one and go well. It seems as though the cause of that one is relatively straight forward. “

Even though crashes like these are dramatic, Tasker says they are relatively common. There have been close to 30 plane crashes like these in Ontario already this year – that's half the yearly average. Those numbers tend to spike when the weather is good.  

The TSB says they won't be sending a crew to Oro-Medonte, but investigators will be heading to Grand Valley on Tuesday to get a closer look at the plane.