LLOYDMINSTER, Alberta, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- A Calgary man died when he crashed his plane into a home in Lloydminster, Alberta, police said.
The plane crashed at around 1 p.m. local time then slid about 131 feet before hitting the home, Sgt. Jamie Hubbert said.
There was only one person inside the home at the time and wasn't injured, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported.
The pilot, whose name wasn't reported, was dead when rescue crews arrived.
"What we've been able to determine is the pilot was a male in his early 60s. He was from the Calgary area. He had just departed the Lloydminster Airport and was making his way towards High River, according to the flight plan," Hubbert said. "We've been in touch with the next of kin and advised them of the tragic circumstances of the accident and based on that conversation we're not prepared to divulge the name or identity of the individual involved."
The Transportation Safety Board was investigating the cause of the crash, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. said.
"What we're waiting on are for investigators from Transport Canada to attend to the scene and conduct their investigation. They're scheduled to arrive early tomorrow morning from Edmonton and they'll be reviewing the wreckage and trying to make a determination as to some sort of cause for the accident," Hubbert said.
