Pilot walks away after small plane crashes in Crescent Beach
A pilot has walked away from a small plane crash near Blackie Spit in Surrey’s Crescent Beach area.
More than a dozen emergency crews — from police to fire to paramedics — are on scene as smoke could be seen billowing from behind a wooden barrier near Blackie Spit Park.
In a release from Surrey RCMP, officers said they responded to the incident around 2:30 pm Monday near Wickson Road and McBride Avenue.
According to Assistant Chief Richard Bodnark, responsible for operations at Surrey Fire, the pilot was able to remove themselves from the aircraft by themselves before fire crews arrived.
RCMP later confirmed that according to the preliminary investigation, the pilot was the only one on board, and they sustained minor injuries.
Bodnark added that the pilot was treated on the scene for burns to their face and hands and was transported to hospital.
A pilot has walked away from a small plane crash in Surrey.
More than a dozen emergency crews are on the scene as smoke could be seen billowing from Blackie Spit Park in Crescent Beach.https://t.co/YkRGUFODjB
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Surrey Fire responded with five apparatus and 12 firefighters, which suppressed the airplane fire. Bodnark admitted it was difficult for crews to access the location of the crash because of the marshlands in the area.
However, “They were able to suppress the fire in a timely manner and we had quick knockdown and there was no expansion to any of the surrounding area,” he said.
“The concern… at any other time of year would have been the vegetation around it causing the brush fire, but we were very fortunate crews got on scene,” he told Daily Hive.
“There was no other damage or injuries reported as a result of this incident,” the Mounties’ statement reads.
There is no word on what caused the crash.
Bodnark suggested the pilot took off from their farm in the area and intended to land on their farm again.
Daily Hive has reached out to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada for additional information.
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