All occupants safe after small plane crashes at Regina Beach airstrip
All the occupants of a small private plane that crashed Saturday near Regina Beach, Sask., made it out without serious injuries.
It happened at 9:15 p.m. CST, according to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), after a Cessna 1-72 making a round trip from Regina to Saskatoon started having engine troubles.
Saskatchewan RCMP spokesperson Keely Grasser said they received a report that a pilot was going to attempt an emergency landing at an airstrip at Regina Beach, located about 45 kilometres northwest of Regina.
"Shortly after they received a report that the plane had crashed near the airstrip," Grasser said.
Upon arrival, officers found the plane and its three occupants.
"Two of those occupants did not report any injuries to police and one was treated by EMS for an injury that was described to us as non life-threatening," Grasser said.
The TSB said the plane overshot the runway and landed in a field close to the airstrip, then overturned. The crash was classified as Class 5, the TSB said.
"Class 5 occurrences are not subject to comprehensive investigations followed by an investigation report. However, data on Class 5 occurrences are recorded in suitable scope for possible future safety analysis, statistical reporting, or archival purposes," it said.
