SUNDRE, Alberta, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Canada's Transportation Safety Board Saturday was investigating the crash of a small plane that left three men dead in Alberta, officials said.
The single-engine aircraft went down in a farmer's field northwest of Sundre, Alberta, Friday, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported.
The victims were described as a 51-year-old from Calgary, a 42-year-old from Edmonton and a 43-year-old from Spruce Grove. Their names had not been released, the CBC said.
A witness told police the plane appeared to spin out of control shortly before the 2 p.m. crash.
"There was a fire," Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constable Wes Bensmiller said. "When we got here it was just scorched trees and smoldering fire. …The plane is completely destroyed."
It did not appear the Sundre airport had received a distress call, the CBC said.
"We don't know at this time where the airplane was coming from or going to, unfortunately," Bensmiller said.
