A man in his fifties is in hospital with serious injuries after his ultralight plane crashed near Indus, east of Calgary.
He is stable condition although he suffered potentially life-threatening injuries.
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Witnesses say the plane climbed about 130 metres after taking off from the Indus Winters airport, when it suddenly began to descend. It then disappeared below the horizon.
The witnesses launched a search and found the ultralight in a canola field about two kilometres south of the Indus airport.
Emergency crews rushed to the scene and the STARS air ambulance flew the pilot to Calgary’s Foothills Hospital.
Strathmore RCMP and the Transportation Safety Board are investigating.
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