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Crop-dusting plane crashes in Manitoba's Interlake region, pilot injured

The wing of a crop-dusting plane clipped a tree, sending the small craft crashing to the ground in Manitoba's Interlake region on the weekend, RCMP say.

Wing clipped tree during spraying operation, RCMP say

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A small plane lies upside down in a treed area.
A photo provided by Manitoba RCMP shows the crop-dusting plane lying upside down in a treed area west of Arborg after a crash on Sunday. (Submitted by RCMP)

The wing of a crop-dusting plane clipped a tree, sending the small craft crashing to the ground in Manitoba's Interlake region on the weekend, RCMP say.

The 33-year-old pilot suffered minor injuries and was taken to hospital, police said in a news release on Tuesday. He was the only person in the aircraft.

The plane was spraying a field south of the intersection of Highway 68 and Highway 233 — just west of Arborg — around 1:10 p.m. when the crash happened.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has been notified.

No further information has been provided by RCMP.

The wing of a small airplane lies on the ground, surrounded by shrubs and trees.
The plane was spraying a field south of the intersection of Highway 68 and Highway 233 when one of the wings hit a tree, RCMP say. (Submitted by RCMP)

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