Plane Takes Off, Crashes Without Pilot

Police believe the pilot attempted to hand-prop the small two-seat plane. As the engine started, the plane gained enough speed to become airborne.

Source Leader-Post

March 30, 2015

Police believe the pilot attempted to hand-prop the small two-seat plane. As the engine started, the plane gained enough speed to become airborne.

No one was injured in a plane crash at a Saskatchewan airport — largely because nobody was in the plane when it left the ground or landed.

Nipawin RCMP responded to the town’s airport on Thursday shortly before 6 p.m. Following their initial investigation, police believe the pilot attempted to hand-prop the small two-seat plane. As the engine started, the plane “gained enough speed to become airborne at approximately 30 feet” before it crashed into a nearby field, RCMP detailed in a news release.

More details here.