Pilot confirmed dead in small plane crash west of Ottawa airport

03-Aug-2025

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The pilot of a small aircraft that crashed in Ottawa near the airport on July 31 evening was pronounced dead at the scene, paramedics said.

Three people were aboard the aircraft, with the crash happening shortly before 6 p.m. on July 31 in the area of Riverside Drive and West Hunt Club Road. A photo shared by one resident showed a plane wedged in the trees.

One man and one woman were rescued from the plane and taken to the hospital in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries.

On August 1 morning, Marc-Antoine Deschamps, a spokesperson for the paramedic service, confirmed the pilot, an adult male, was pronounced dead at the scene.