Minor injuries after small plane crash in Fergus

Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) signage is pictured outside TSB offices in Ottawa, Monday, May 1, 2023. Mounties on Vancouver Island say two people have been killed in the crash of a small plane northwest of Tofino on Vancouver Island. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

By Matt Hutcheson

Posted May 27, 2026 11:14:59 AM.

Last Updated May 27, 2026 11:18:54 AM.

Emergency services were called to a farmer’s field just north of Fergus on Tuesday evening after a small plane went down.

Wellington County OPP report the personal aircraft suffered an engine malfunction that prompted an emergency landing in the field on Beatty Line, between Sideroad 10 and Sideroad 5.

The two occupants of the plane suffered minor injuries.

They were taken to local hospital to be checked out.

Transportation Canada has been notified but it’s unclear if an investigation will be undertaken.

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