WM, Ontario Premier officially opens natural gas plant in Watford
Sarnia Police Photo
A 21-year-old pilot from Orillia crashed near Chris Hadfield Airport Friday, Dec. 12 around 9:25 pm.
Pilot escapes with minor injuries after crash near Chris Hadfield Airport
December 13, 2025
The Independent
A 21-year-old pilot from Orillia escaped with cuts and bruises after a plane crash Friday.
Sarnia Police and paramedics were called to Michigan Line and Blackwell Road for a plane crash around 9:30 pm. The pilot was able to get out of the plane’s wreckage through the windshield after impact.
Police found the pilot with a motorist who had stopped to help.
The woman, the only person in the plane, was treated at the scene and later in the hospital for cuts and bruises.
The airplane, a Cessna 172N, had taken off from the Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre.
Transport Canada is investigating.
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