TSB investigating plane crash leaving one dead near Birsay

The Transportation Safety Board is investigating following a plane crash in a field near Birsay, Saskatchewan on Friday, July 19.  

Outlook RCMP responded at approximately 6:30 a.m., and say the incident saw EMS declaring the plane’s sole occupant, a 23-year-old man from White City, dead at the scene.  

The Transportation Safety Board says the plane was reportedly conducting aerial application on a field when it collided with the ground.

The agricultural plane was operated by Precision West Ag Corp, with its departure at Rosetown.  

(Written with notes from Saskatoon Media Group/Vanese Ferguson)