On September 7, 2017, just after 4:30am, Selkirk RCMP received a report of a plane crash on Highway 8, between McPhillips Road and Parkdale Road.
Police say that when officers responded, it was necessary to close Highway 8 in that area as debris from the wreckage, a Beech one-engine model A23-19 aircraft, was blocking the road.
RCMP report that a 29-year-old male from Thunder Bay, Ontario died in the crash. It has been determined that the plane was taken without the owner’s consent. The deceased was a licenced pilot and known to the owner.
The RCMP and Transportation Safety Board are working together on this continuing investigation.
