Investigation underway after plane conducts emergency landing on Highway 11 near Nipigon

Investigation underway after plane conducts emergency landing on Highway 11 near Nipigon

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Nipigon is investigating after an airplane conducted an emergency landing on Highway 11. Here's what we know about the incident.

Airplane Lands On Hwy 11

(NIPIGON, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment is investigating an airplane crash that took place this weekend. On Friday, January 31st, 2025, shortly after 5:00 p.m., Members of the Nipigon OPP were dispatched to a report of a plane crash approximately 20 km up highway 11 from the junction of 11-17. Officers arrived and located a single small engine plane parked in the middle of the highway. It was determined that the pl…

Mechanical issues forced plane to land on Highway 11: OPP

When officers arrived, the plane was parked in the middle of the highway, traffic halted and lined up in both directions

Plane makes emergency landing on Ontario highway

A small plane landed on an Ontario highway after experiencing mechanical issues on Friday afternoon, police say. Ontario Provincial Police said officers from the Nipigon detachment in northern Ontario responded shortly after 5 p.m. to a report of a plane crash on a section of Highway 11 about 120 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay. “Officers arrived and located a single small engine plane parked in the middle of the highway,” OPP said in a news…

Mechanical issues forced plane to land on highway

A small, single-engine plane suffered minor damage in the incident, which took place just after 5 p.m. on Friday on Highway 11 north of Nipigon.