A years-long investigation into the cause of a fatal plane crash in northern Saskatchewan has determined the aircraft wasn’t properly de-iced before takeoff.
The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada found that a West Wind Aviation flight bound for Stony Rapids from Fond du Lac airport was taking off when it lost control, reflecting “the known risks associated with taking off with ice contamination, ultimately (leading) to the aircraft colliding with terrain.Photos of a plane crash near the northern community of Fond du Lac, Sask. released by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. The plane, which crashed at around 6:15 p.m. on Dec. 13, 2017, was carrying twenty-two passengers and three crew members when it went down. (Saskatoon StarPhoenix). Photo by (Supplied/Transportation Safety /The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada found that a West Wind Aviation flight bound for Stony Rapids from Fond du Lac airport was taking off when it lost control, reflecting “the known risks associated with taking off with ice contamination, ultimately (leading) to the aircraft colliding with terrain.Photos of a plane crash near the northern community of Fond du Lac, Sask. released by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. The plane, which crashed at around 6:15 p.m. on Dec. 13, 2017, was carrying twenty-two passengers and three crew members when it went down. (Saskatoon StarPhoenix). Photo by (Supplied/Transportation Safety /The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada found that a West Wind Aviation flight bound for Stony Rapids from Fond du Lac airport was taking off when it lost control, reflecting “the known risks associated with taking off with ice contamination, ultimately (leading) to the aircraft colliding with terrain.Photos of a plane crash near the northern community of Fond du Lac, Sask. released by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. The plane, which crashed at around 6:15 p.m. on Dec. 13, 2017, was carrying twenty-two passengers and three crew members when it went down. (Saskatoon StarPhoenix). Photo by (Supplied/Transportation Safety /
A years-long investigation into the cause of a fatal plane crash in northern Saskatchewan has determined the aircraft wasn’t properly de-iced before takeoff.
The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada found that a West Wind Aviation flight bound for Stony Rapids from Fond du Lac airport was taking off when it lost control, reflecting “the known risks associated with taking off with ice contamination, ultimately (leading) to the aircraft colliding with terrain.Photos of a plane crash near the northern community of Fond du Lac, Sask. released by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. The plane, which crashed at around 6:15 p.m. on Dec. 13, 2017, was carrying twenty-two passengers and three crew members when it went down. (Saskatoon StarPhoenix). Photo by (Supplied/Transportation Safety /The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada found that a West Wind Aviation flight bound for Stony Rapids from Fond du Lac airport was taking off when it lost control, reflecting “the known risks associated with taking off with ice contamination, ultimately (leading) to the aircraft colliding with terrain.Photos of a plane crash near the northern community of Fond du Lac, Sask. released by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. The plane, which crashed at around 6:15 p.m. on Dec. 13, 2017, was carrying twenty-two passengers and three crew members when it went down. (Saskatoon StarPhoenix). Photo by (Supplied/Transportation Safety /The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada found that a West Wind Aviation flight bound for Stony Rapids from Fond du Lac airport was taking off when it lost control, reflecting “the known risks associated with taking off with ice contamination, ultimately (leading) to the aircraft colliding with terrain.Photos of a plane crash near the northern community of Fond du Lac, Sask. released by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. The plane, which crashed at around 6:15 p.m. on Dec. 13, 2017, was carrying twenty-two passengers and three crew members when it went down. (Saskatoon StarPhoenix). Photo by (Supplied/Transportation Safety /Saskatoon
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