Essex OPP officials allege: On July 3, 2021 at approximately 09:30 a.m., members of Lakeshore detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Lakeshore Fire Rescue and Chatham-Kent EMS responded to a report of an airplane crash on Lakeshore Road 302 in the Municipality of Lakeshore.
Investigation revealed a small single seater airplane was attempting to land at a private runway when the crashed occurred. The 77-year-old pilot was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The airplane received moderate damage.
The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) was notified about the incident.
Anyone with information regarding this or any other incident is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
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