The 300-metre-tall CKVR-DT transmission tower in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, is hit by a light aircraft in a fog, causing it to collapse. All aboard the aircraft are killed.
CKVR-DT, virtual channel 3 (VHF digital channel 9), is a CTV 2 owned-and-operated television station licensed to Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Owned by the Bell Media subsidiary of BCE Inc., it is part of a twinstick with Toronto-based CTV flagship station CFTO-DT, channel 9 (although the two stations maintain separate operations); it is also sister to 24-hour regional news channel CP24. CKVR-DT's studios are located at 33 Beacon Road in Barrie, and its transmitter is located near Essa Road/Highway 27 on the city's southwest side (which also houses a camera that overlooks the city of Barrie, Lake Simcoe, and its environs; a live feed from this camera is available on the station's website).