2 men killed in plane crash near Didsbury
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating a plane crash in central Alberta that killed two people.
RCMP say the small aircraft went down in a field near Range Road 285 and Township Road 312 in Mountain View County just before 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
Both the pilot and passenger were killed in the crash.
RCMP have not released the victims' names, but say the pilot was a 69-year-old Didsbury resident and the passenger was a 65-year-old from New Zealand.
"RCMP send their deepest condolences to all affected by this tragedy," said a Thursday release.
The Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash and confirms the downed place was a Zlin Savage advanced ultralight that was being operated on a local flight from a private airstrip.
The town of Didsbury is located roughly 60 kilometres north of Calgary.
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