A single-engine plane crashed near the Brantford Municipal Airport, March 21, 2022. Photo courtesy of West Region OPP.

One person killed in plane crash near Brantford

By Miranda Chant

March 22, 2022 - 11:35am

A plane crash in Brant County has claimed the life of a 57-year-old Hamilton man.

The single-engine Cessna 172RG went down in a field on Green Lane just east of the Brantford Municipal Airport around 5:20 p.m. on Monday.

Emergency crews pulled a man from the aircraft. He was taken to hospital where he were pronounced dead. Brant County OPP have since identified the man as John Bacon, 57, of Hamilton.

The Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash.

#BrantOPP responded to a small plane crash on a property east of Brantford City Airport this evening. One person was transported to hospital and pronounced deceased. Updates will be provided as they become available. ^cv pic.twitter.com/fbyTQ5CFF6
— OPP West Region (@OPP_WR) March 22, 2022

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