Pilot has 'minimal injuries' after plane flips in landing in a field near Cornwall, Ont.

SOUTH GLENGARRY, Ont. -- Ontario Provincial Police say a pilot suffered "minimal injuries" when his small plane crashed in a field east of Cornwall.

Police say the 54-year-old Ottawa man was the lone occupant of the aircraft.

Investigators say the small fixed wing airplane was approaching Cornwall Regional Airport on Thursday morning when a malfunction occurred.

Police say the plane flipped when the pilot attempted to land in a field east of the airport in South Glengarry.

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  A 54-year-old Ottawa pilot suffered "minimal injuries" when his small plane crashed in a field east of Cornwall, Ont. on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015.