07-03-2008, 01:17 AM
Not too far from dfog's area. Awful foggy out there tonight.
Small plane crashes outside Halifax
By MONIQUE MUISE
Wed. Jul 2 - 8:08 PM
A small plane has reportedly crashed in a wooded area near Herring Cove Road in Halifax.
It is not known how many people were on board the aircraft, which is believed to have gone down at about 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday evening.
By 8 p.m., emergency personnel were still struggling to determine the exact location of the crash, which was being obscured by the surrounding forest.
Paramedics were standing by as firefighters stationed themselves on various streets in the area and extended their ladders to full height to try to get a better view over the trees.
Residents in the area said they did not hear the impact, but did report that they could see a large plume of smoke rising from the woods near Keyworth Lane.
Brian Goldie, who heads the Greenwood Flight Centre, said that bad weather prompted management to ground the facility’s aircraft at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
"Passing rain ... it was coming from west to east. It just wasn’t conducive to what we wanted to do," Mr. Goldie said, referring to training flights.
He believed the pilot involved in the reported crash likely wasn’t one in training.
"I can’t see a flight school ... out there doing anything," Mr. Goldie said.
(mmuise@herald.ca)
Small plane crashes outside Halifax
By MONIQUE MUISE
Wed. Jul 2 - 8:08 PM
A small plane has reportedly crashed in a wooded area near Herring Cove Road in Halifax.
It is not known how many people were on board the aircraft, which is believed to have gone down at about 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday evening.
By 8 p.m., emergency personnel were still struggling to determine the exact location of the crash, which was being obscured by the surrounding forest.
Paramedics were standing by as firefighters stationed themselves on various streets in the area and extended their ladders to full height to try to get a better view over the trees.
Residents in the area said they did not hear the impact, but did report that they could see a large plume of smoke rising from the woods near Keyworth Lane.
Brian Goldie, who heads the Greenwood Flight Centre, said that bad weather prompted management to ground the facility’s aircraft at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
"Passing rain ... it was coming from west to east. It just wasn’t conducive to what we wanted to do," Mr. Goldie said, referring to training flights.
He believed the pilot involved in the reported crash likely wasn’t one in training.
"I can’t see a flight school ... out there doing anything," Mr. Goldie said.
(mmuise@herald.ca)