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No serious injuries reported after small plane crash near Ottawa airport

Damage is seen to a light aircraft near Ottawa/Macdonald–Cartier International Airport in Ottawa, on Sunday, April 16, 2023. (Spencer Colby/THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Damage is seen to a light aircraft near Ottawa/Macdonald–Cartier International Airport in Ottawa, on Sunday, April 16, 2023. (Spencer Colby/THE CANADIAN PRESS)
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Ottawa paramedics say no serious injuries have been reported after a small plane crashed in a field near the Ottawa airport Sunday morning.

The small plane landed in the grass near Paul Benoit Driveway and Taxiway Private, a short distance away from the Ottawa Flying Club, just after 10 a.m.

The pilot was assessed at the scene and released, paramedics said.

Military police are leading the investigation into the incident because the plane landed on property owned by the Canadian Armed Forces at the site of the former CFB Uplands. The Central Band of the Canadian Armed Forces headquarters is nearby.

The plane, a Cessna 150L, is owned by the Ottawa Flying Club. 

What caused the crash is unknown.

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