Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Man dies after crash of ultralight aircraft south of Quebec City - Canada

The Canadian Press | May 28, 2013 | Last Updated: May 29, 2013 - 3:40 UTC

SAINT-LAMBERT-DE-LAUZON, Que. - A man is dead after the crash of an ultralight aircraft Tuesday afternoon in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, south of Quebec City.

Provincial police say the incident occurred at about 4:45 p.m. on the runway of a small private airport where the victim was training to be a pilot.

Spokeswoman Audrey-Anne Bilodeau says the man in his early 60s was flying a gyroplane, a rotorcraft that resembles a helicopter.

She say he lifted off and crashed about 500 meters away when the rear of the aircraft touched the ground before the wheels.

The unidentified man died in hospital a few hours after the crash.

An instructor who was on the edge of the runway and other witnesses will be interviewed by the Transportation Safety Board.


Source:  http://www.windsorstar.com

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