A 67-year-old man from Kingston, N.B., has died after a plane crash near Sussex, N.B.
RCMP say they responded to a report of a plane crash at a private airstrip near Marshal Hill Road in Wards Creek, N.B., at approximately 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
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The pilot and lone occupant of the plane died at the scene as a result of his injuries.
The plane was reportedly a small personal aircraft owned by the pilot.
A team of investigators from the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada arrived on scene Thursday morning.
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The TSB will lead the investigation into the cause of the crash.
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