The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has confirmed it’s investigating the plane crash that occurred outside Vermilion on June 21.
“Two TSB investigators were deployed to the site of a small plane crash near Vermillion, Alta., for data collection,” stated government officials.
“A privately-registered Shinn Aircraft Engineering (Varga) model 2150A, C-GFHZ, was operating on a local flight from Vermillion (CYVG), Alta., with the pilot and a passenger onboard. Both received fatal injuries and there was a post-impact fire.”
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The wreckage will be recovered and taken to the TSB facility in Edmonton for further examination.
Meanwhile, the Town of Vermilion extended its condolences over the weekend concerning the incident. The full text is below.
More information on the crash will be released as the investigation continues.
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