Update: 12:30 p.m.

Gary Lebeter, Salmon Arm鈥檚 deputy fire chief, confirmed a small ultralight plane had left the Salmon Arm airport when the motor stalled.

The pilot attempted to glide the plane to make a landing on a fairway at Club Shuswap Golf Course, but the plane fell short of that target. Lebeter said it clipped a fence between the golf course and a farmer鈥檚 field. The plane ended up on the field.

He confirmed the pilot wasn鈥檛 injured.

Original: 10:45 a.m.

A pilot was able to walk away with only minor injuries after a small plane crashed near Salmon Arm.

During the morning of Friday, April 28, a small aircraft crashed in a field, said Salmon Arm RCMP Staff Sgt. Scott West.

鈥淎t this time, the pilot and sole occupant of the plane suffered only minor injuries,鈥� said West just after 10 a.m.

Emergency crews were on scene and were clearing the area.

This story has been changed with updated information.

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