A stock image of a Cessna 152 aircraft. The Transportation Safety Board is investigating a collision involving a small aircraft near Claresholm, August 28, 2023. (Photo: Stanthevanphotos | Dreamstime.com)

By David Opinko/LethbridgeNewsNOW

Investigation underway into small aircraft crash near Claresholm that killed single occupant

Aug 29, 2023 | 1:12 PM

UPDATE – August 29, 2023 at 11:56 a.m.

CLARESHOLM, AB – The Claresholm RCMP has provided an update on a plane crash in southern Alberta.

On Aug. 28 at around 7:30 p.m., the RCMP received a 911 call about a small aircraft crashing in a field northeast of Claresholm. The RCMP, EMS and Fire attended and found the plane.

The RCMP has confirmed that a single occupant in the plane, a 24-year-old woman from London, Ont. as declared deceased at the scene.

The RCMP has issued its condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.

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ORIGINAL STORY – August 29, 2023 at 10:26 a.m.

CLARESHOLM, AB – The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) said it is investigating a plane crash in southern Alberta.

The TSB reports that a small Cessna 152 aircraft was involved in an accident near Claresholm on Monday, August 28, 2023.

The plane is privately registered.

There is no word on any potential injuries at the time of this publication.

Officials with the TSB say their investigation is ongoing and no further details are available at this time.