{"id":160829,"date":"2025-11-27T11:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T19:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interior-news.com\/2025\/11\/27\/no-survivors-as-plane-crashes-south-of-nanaimo\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T12:58:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T20:58:23","slug":"no-survivors-as-plane-crashes-south-of-nanaimo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interior-news.com\/2025\/11\/27\/no-survivors-as-plane-crashes-south-of-nanaimo\/","title":{"rendered":"Pilot dies in plane crash south of Nanaimo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A pilot died in a plane crash in the Nanaimo River Road area early this morning.<\/p>\n<p>In a press release, Nanaimo RCMP said reports of a crash in a wooded area near Twilight Way began coming in at 3 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 27.<\/p>\n<p>The plane, a Sealand Flight Cessna 172, originated from Sealand Flight school in Campbell River.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are devastated,&rdquo; said Bill Alder, Sealand Flight president, in a statement. &ldquo;Aviation is a small community, and Sealand Flight is like a family. 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