No serious injuries after plane crashes at Three Hills Airport
CBC News
Posted: Jan 29, 2013 4:25 PM MT
Last Updated: Jan 29, 2013 9:43 PM MT
One person recieved minor injuries after a plane crashed at the airport in Three Hills, Alta. (Three Hills RCMP)
Three people escaped serious injuries after the plane they were flying in crashed while the pilot tried to make a landing in poor weather at the Three Hills Airport, located about 130 kilometres northeast of Calgary.
RCMP say the 2008 Piper Meridian Turbo Prop from La Crete, Alta. landed short of the runway which damaged its landing gear and left wing.
One person on board received minor injuries.
The National Transportation and Safety Board is now investigating.
The 2008 Piper Meridian Turbo Prop from La Crete, Alta. landed short of the Three Hills Airport runway which damaged its landing hear and left wing. (Three Hills RCMP)
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