Airshow stunt pilot injured in Wetaskiwin crash
CBC News
Posted: Aug 4, 2012 7:26 PM MT
Last Updated: Aug 5, 2012 11:16 AM MT
A stunt pilot is in hospital after his plane crashed after an air show in Wetaskiwin, Alta.
Ron Vander Dungen, manager of the Wetaskiwin regional airport, says pilot Kent Pietsch was flying his “Jelly Belly” 1942 Interstate Cadet after the show Saturday evening when the small plane crashed.
The plane was reportedly flying low and slowly when it hit the ground.
Pietsch was sent to hospital and is in stable condition, according to Vander Dungen.
No other injuries were reported.
Share Tools
Big Box Advertisement
Latest Edmonton News Headlines
- Remand centre sued by man who killed cellmate
- The man who was found not criminally responsible for stomping his cellmate to death at the Edmonton Remand Centre in 2011 is now suing centre staff. more »
- Abducted woman found
- Edmonton police are reporting that Rhianne Melin Larocque, who was abducted on Thursday morning, has been dropped off unharmed in the city's outskirts. more »
- Mall owner sues Slave Lake and its fire department
- A company is suing the province, the town of Slave Lake and its fire department for $3 million for damages caused by a 2011 wildfire. more »
- Mosquitoes arrive just in time for long weekend
- Just in time for the long weekend, the mosquitoes have arrived in Edmonton. more »
Must Watch
Top News Headlines
- Senator Pamela Wallin leaves Conservative caucus
- Senator Pamela Wallin says she is recusing herself from the Conservative caucus while her travel expense claims are under scrutiny. Wallin's departure comes one day after Senator Mike Duffy left the Tory caucus amid controversy over his expense claims. more »
- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denies crack cocaine allegations
- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says allegations he was caught on tape smoking crack are "ridiculous," following reports that someone had been trying to sell a purported recording of such an event to U.S. and Canadian media outlets. more »
- WHO concerned coronavirus spreading person to person
- The World Health Organization has issued a blunt assessment of the coronavirus outbreak in Saudi Arabia, acknowledging for the first time that there are concerns the virus may be spreading from person to person, at least in a limited way. more »
- Afghan legislators block law protecting women
- An Afghan legislator says conservative lawmakers have blocked approval of a law that aims to protect women's freedoms, saying parts of it violate Islamic principles. more »
- Should genetic testing for cancer be available to all Canadians?
- The revelation that Hollywood celebrity Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy as a preventative measure against cancer stoked heated discussion this past week, but one prominent cancer researcher says it demonstrates the need to make genetic testing available to all Canadians. more »
- Abducted woman found
- Danielle Smith asks RCMP to investigate Sandhu
- Remand centre sued by man who killed cellmate
- Mall owner sues Slave Lake and its fire department
- Mosquitoes arrive just in time for long weekend
- Onoway, Alta., crash leaves 2 people dead
- Breton, Alta., area remains identified
- Edmonton MLA leaves caucus after CBC News investigation
- Edmonton nursing students sue private college
Big Box Advertisement
