Ultralight crashes at Threshermen's Reunion

Last Updated: Monday, August 2, 2010 | 10:12 AM CST

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Bystanders and security personnel attend to the pilot of an ultralight aircraft that crashed Sunday in Austin, Man. (CBC)RCMP and the Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash of an ultralight aircraft in Austin, Man., Sunday.

The aircraft went down during the annual Threshermen's Reunion and Stampede, and landed near the Manitoba Agricultural Museum, police said.

The pilot was taken to hospital where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

No one on the ground was hurt in the crash.

Austin is about 135 kilometres west of Winnipeg.

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