A pilot is reportedly OK after the small plane he was piloting crashed in Crescent Beach Monday afternoon.
Witnesses reported seeing the small plane, with apparent engine problems and trailing smoke, flying low over Crescent Beach before crashing.
Plane looked like it was about to crash at Crescent Beach
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Surrey RCMP and Surrey Fire Rescue Service both confirmed they responded to a report of a small plane crash near Blackie Spit in the 3100-block of McBride Avenue around 2:30 p.m.
B次元官网网址淒ue to the location, it was challenging to get to the plane and pilot,B次元官网网址� Surrey Fire Rescue Service assistant chief of operations Rich Bodnark said.
Because the area is heavily forested and contains marshland, crews B次元官网网址� five apparatus and 12 firefighters B次元官网网址� had to stretch extra-long lengths of fire hose to put out the flames caused by the crash.
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Fire crews suppressed the fire and attended to the pilot, who suffered burn injuries to his hands and face, Bodnark said.
B次元官网网址淭he preliminary investigation indicates there was only one person on board, the pilot,B次元官网网址� RCMP said in a release.
B次元官网网址淭he pilot has sustained minor injuries and has been transported to hospital. There was no other damage or injuries reported as a result of this incident.B次元官网网址�
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) said in a release it is deploying a team of investigators to investigate the accident, which involved a privately registered Cessna C185 aircraft, to gather information and assess the occurrence.
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