Two people are dead after a small plane crashed into a field and caught fire near Fergus, Ont., on Friday morning.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said the aircraft went down near the intersection of Beatty Line and Wellington Road 17, between Fergus and Arthur, shortly after 10 a.m.
Both people aboard the plane were pronounced dead at the scene. Police said there were no other reported injuries.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) identified the aircraft as an amateur-built Skybolt biplane.
In an update Saturday, the TSB said the aircraft departed Fergus (Juergensen Field) Airport at about 10 a.m. for a local aerobatic training flight with two experienced pilots on board.
The aircraft crashed into a cornfield about two kilometres north of the airfield and came to rest upside down, the TSB said.
Emergency crews extinguished the fire, and multiple OPP units, including urban search and rescue, hazardous-materials specialists and tactical emergency medical services, responded to the scene.
Police said OPP resources had cleared the area shortly after noon Saturday.
The TSB said investigators will continue gathering and analysing information in the coming weeks.
The cause of the crash has not been released.
