CALGARY – Officials are investigating a plane crash near the Okotoks airport on Monday night.
A small plane with three people on board was flying from Koocanusa in southern B.C. to Okotoks, when fuel problems started around 9 p.m.
The pilot safely landed the plane in a farmer’s field just short of the Okotoks runway.
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Officials say the pilot let two people leave the plane, along with some dogs, and then attempted to take off and land on the runway.
In the process of landing, the landing gear clipped a chain link fence, causing the plane to crash near the runway.
The 31-year-old pilot was rushed to hospital with undetermined injuries.
The Transportation Safety Board is investigating.
Okotoks is located about 18 kilometers south of Calgary.
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