Close call for motorist prior to plane crash at Buttonville Airport

Flight instructor and student hurt

A flight instructor and a student suffered minor injuries in the crash of a small plane Tuesday afternoon in a field just north of Buttonville Airport.

This video was taken from the dashcam of a passing vehicle on 16th Avenue.

YouTube video via Stephanie Emma

The plane crashed through a fence at the end of the runway and narrowly missed a car as it flew, just above the roadway, crossing 16th Avenue.

A Transportation Safety Board of Canada official says the instructor was at the controls at the time.

The TSB investigation continues.

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