Pilot dies in training flight crash near Mission

Police say the 22-year-old male pilot was the sole occupant of the plane at the time of the crash

Mission RCMP say a 22-year-old male pilot died in a small plane crash on Wednesday night.

The man was the sole occupant of the aircraft and was conducting a training flight at the time of the crash, according to police.

B.C. Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) said it received a call at 10:30 p.m. PT Wednesday about an airplane in the 13700-block of Stave Lake Road in Hatzic near Mission.

The B.C. Coroners Service and Canada's Transportation Safety Board have both opened investigations into the fatal crash.

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It marks the third deployment to B.C. for TSB investigators this month due to aviation incidents.

Last week, a plane made an emergency landing on a highway in Prince George, B.C., striking several vehicles and killing one person.

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A mid-air collision between two planes over Chilliwack, B.C., that resulted in a fatality also prompted a deployment to the Fraser Valley city earlier this month.

The TSB's sole aim is advancing transportation safety and it does not assign fault.

With files from The Canadian Press