By Canadian Press

ONE DEAD

Plane crash near Camrose kills pilot

Sep 29, 2019 | 9:50 AM

The Transportation Safety Board says one person is dead following a small airplane crash near Camrose.

It says a team is investigating the crash that happened at about 4:45 p.m. mountain time on Friday.

The safety board says the privately-operated plane crashed shortly after takeoff in an area about 46 kilometres east of Camrose.

It says the plane, a Piper PA-18, caught fire in the crash. The board did not provide any details on the identity of the pilot, though RCMP have confirmed it was a 50-year-old male.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 28, 2019.

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