Pilot uninjured in plane crash near Ponoka

By Craig Lester

Posted Jun 15, 2017 10:07 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

A pilot has miraculously walked away from a plane crash in central Alberta uninjured.

RCMP say the pilot was the only one on board the small ultralight, which went down near Ponoka Thursday evening.

Investigators are in the early stages of the investigation and will release more details when they become available.

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