Accident
On August 1, 2008 at around 9:45am a small plane crashed near the airport. Both people in the plane died. One was the airport owner and manager and the other is unknown. Emergency services attended the scene and left by 11am. The crash scene was near Highway 47 (Ontario) and Highway 12 (Ontario).
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Famous quotes containing the word accident:
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—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)
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—Augusta Evans (1835–1909)