A small plane crashed into the backyard of a home in a suburban neighbourhood of Montreal Saturday afternoon.
Fire officials said the plane, a Cessna 150, crashed into a gazebo in the backyard of a home in Saint Hubert, a neighbourhood of Longueuil, Que.
The pilot, the plane’s sole occupant, was taken to hospital with minor injuries, said Jean-Guy Ranger, a spokesperson for the Longueuil fire department.
A neighbour on scene told CTV Montreal that he was sitting on his deck when he heard an airplane noise that was “very, very close.”
Yvon Chateauneuf said he looked up to see the plane flying very low.
“That engine was revving way too slow, and then when I look up at the plane, I thought, ‘this thing’s going to crash,’” Chateauneuf said.
When the plane landed on his neighbour’s backyard, Chateauneuf rushed over and tried to help the pilot, who was conscious but bleeding heavily, Chateauneuf said.
“She had a cut on her forehead about three or four inches,” he said, adding the pilot appearing to be wearing a flight school uniform.
When fire crews arrived they doused the plane in foam to ensure it didn’t catch on fire.
Chateauneuf said the pilot was “very lucky” in that she didn’t hit a tree or power lines.
“She fell at the best place it could happen,” he said.
The single-engine plane is registered to the Montreal Flying Club in Saint Hubert.
With files from CTV Montreal’s Aphrodite Salas
