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Pilot Killed, 4 hurt in Buttonville crash

Date4/17/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Pilot Killed; 4 hurt in Buttonville crash. This leased Piper Aerostar crashed in field moments after taking off from Buttonville Airport yesterday. The 25-year-old pilot; Robert Allan of Pickering; was killed; and four passengers are in stable condition in hospital. They were bound for a golfing holiday in the southern U.S. The impact of the crash ripped the plane s tail off and pieces of it and the wings were scattered across the site; just 200 metres (218 yards) from a farmhouse on Woodbine Ave.
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000105F