Members of the Grande Prairie RCMP are investigating a reported plane crash that occurred on the Heritage Day holiday.
According to police, on Monday at around 7:00 p.m., members of the Grande Prairie RCMP were made aware of a downed aircraft off of Range Road 53A near the City of Grande Prairie.
RCMP Media Relations Officer Corporal Troy Savinkoff suggests that the initial investigation revealed the aircraft was an “ultralight” or very small plane, and no one was found in or around the vehicle upon arrival.
“We’ve done searches and nobody was located,” he says. “It was kind of a minor collision, it doesn’t appear at this time that there were any injuries, and the investigation is continuing into exactly who was flying the plane.”
As of August 6th, the RCMP has confirmed the owner of the aircraft has been located; however, it does not appear that they were flying the plane during the incident.
NavCan traditionally investigates collisions with airplanes; however, Corporal Savinkoff speculates that due to the type of plane, and the “non-severity” of the incident, it has been left to the RCMP to investigate.
“We’re not exactly investigating the plane crash itself, we’re investigating the ownership of the plane at this time, and the circumstances around- how did it get in the air, how did it land, and where is the pilot,” he says.
Savinkoff suggests that police will continue their investigation into the matter in the coming days.
