The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has confirmed an additional fatality in a Sept. 8, 2024 plane crash.
The board is still investigating two plane crashes, one on Sept. 8, 2024 and the other on Aug. 21, 2024.
On Sept. 8 a Cessna U206F, operated by KBM Forestry Consultants Inc., left Kindersley Regional Aero-drome in Saskatchewan. It was on a visual flight to inspect power lines.
The plane went down while turning right, about seven nautical miles southeast of the Lloydminster air-port. It hit the ground and was badly damaged.
The pilot and passenger died at the scene. There was no fire after the crash.
The other plane crash happened on Aug. 21, 2024 near Township Road 492 and Range Road 3274.
The pilot, and sole occupant of the Ayres S2R-G6, registered as C-GRAL, was spraying crops from a pri-vate airstrip roughly 18 nautical miles from the Lloydminster Municipal Airport.
On its third takeoff, the plane lifted off but failed to gain altitude. It skimmed a canola crop, leaving tracks in the field for 750 feet.
The plane then turned slightly left and continued another 595 feet before hitting a 15-foot
embankment.
After the impact, the plane flipped and crashed nose-down, coming to rest upside down. The pilot was killed.
Investigators found no mechanical issues with the aircraft. However, the plane was heavily loaded and according to TSB, was believed to have exceeded its maximum weight limit of 6,000 pounds.
The investigation into these two crashes is still ongoing, some details provided are subject to change.
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