A single-engine aircraft crash has claimed the life of one man just outside of St. Andrews Airport. St Andrews is about 15 kilometres north of Winnipeg.
Police received word of the crash just after 4:30 am.
According to investigators the aircraft, a Beechcraft Musketeer, only had the pilot on board and had just departed on a flight to Ontario.
The victim was a 29-year-old male from Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Police say that the owner of the aircraft did not consent to the pilot taking the plane but that the owner did know the deceased.
RCMP did confirm that the victim was a licenced pilot.
The cause of the accident is being investigated by the Transportation Safety Board.
Deployed a team of investigators to a small aircraft accident site near St. Andrews Airport, MB https://t.co/DpQEGvBqFo
— TSB of Canada (@TSBCanada) September 7, 2017
Debris from the downed plane is spread across Aviation Boulevard which runs on the west side of the airport and parallel to Highway 8.
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RCMP have closed Highway 8 in both directions as the investigation is underway. Traffic is being detoured around the crash site.
More information as it becomes available
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