The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Western District said it has closed Perth Route 43 between Perth Road 109 and Perth Road 110 as Transport Canada investigates. Const. Kim Lyon of the Perth OPP was at the scene with police and emergency responders who were called around 9am. ET. “It’s a small plane. I believe it carries more than one passenger,” Lyon said. “I can’t confirm exactly what kind of plane it is right now.” The plane did not depart from Stratford Municipal Airport, general manager Andy Woodham told CBC News. Crashed outside airport property. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying a team of investigators to gather information and assess what may have happened.
Stratford Airport is a ‘busy spot’
Stratford Municipal Airport is located six kilometers north of the city, technically in the municipality of Perth East. According to its website, 13,000 flights move in and out of the airport each year — for corporate, cargo training and leisure flights — but there are no scheduled flights. It is considered an “uncontrolled” airport, Woodham said. “We don’t have a control tower here. We really can’t see when an aircraft is coming or going.” Still, Woodham called it a “busy spot,” larger than Guelph Airport and comparable to Collingwood Regional Airport.
