2 killed in small plane crash at Peace River airport

Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) signage is pictured outside TSB offices in Ottawa, Monday, May 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

By News Staff

Posted September 4, 2024 1:56 pm.

Last Updated September 4, 2024 2:07 pm.

Authorities say two people are dead after a small plane crashed at an airport in northern Alberta.

Mounties say a 30-year-old resident of Manning, Alta., and a 27-year-old Australian man were killed in the crash at the Peace River airport Tuesday around 4:50 p.m.

They were both declared dead at the scene. Police believe they were the only two occupants of the aircraft.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating.

Peace River is about 480 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.

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