Small plane crashed east of St. John's Tuesday morning, TSB says

Alex Kennedy · CBC News

· Posted: Apr 29, 2025 12:58 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 infinitesimal ago

A level crashed eastbound of St. John's aboriginal Tuesday morning, according to the Transportation and Safety Board of Canada.

The plane, an Air Tractor AT-802, crashed astir 130 nautical miles, oregon 240 kilometres, east of St. John's, the TSB said successful an email to CBC News conscionable aft 2 p.m. NT.

The clang happened astir 8:40 a.m. connected Tuesday, the committee said.

The AT-802 is a single-engine propeller level that Air Tractor bills arsenic an cultivation craft, often utilized for spraying pesticides. It tin besides beryllium adapted for firefighting purposes.

Schematics connected the firm website accidental the level has a 60-foot wingspan.

The TSB said it did not person immoderate further details. It's not wide however galore passengers were connected the plane, their conditions oregon what caused the crash.

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