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Yahoo
17 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Investigators sift through wreckage of small-plane crash that killed 2 in Deer Lake
Transportation officials are combing through the wreckage of a small plane after a two people died near a west Newfoundland airport over the weekend. In a statement released Monday, the RCMP said there were two people on board the aircraft that crashed near the Deer Lake Regional Airport on Saturday evening The pilot, a 54-year-old man, and the lone passenger, a 27-year-old man, were both pronounced dead at the scene. Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigators have been at the scene since Sunday to conduct the field stage of their investigations. TSB investigator Allan Chaulk told CBC his team is analyzing the wreckage and the marks left on the Trans-Canada Highway near the airport. "One of the reasons we look at the ground scars and the position of the aircraft as it came to rest is it tells us a lot about its attitude when it struck the ground." he said. Chaulk expects the field investigation to conclude in the next day or so. Then, he says, the debris will be gathered and shipped for further analysis. "We may retain certain parts of the aircraft, engines, props, whatever we deemed necessary," he said. WATCH | The CBC's Colleen Connors has the latest on a plane crash that killed 2 people in Deer Lake: The investigation into the crash will take time to solve. Chaulk said some of the information behind the crash wouldn't have been lost with the debris. "Certain aircraft instrumentation that may retain what we call non volatile memory. In other words, it won't disappear when the power goes away from the aircraft," he said. "Investigations are seldom solved right here," Chaulk said. Officers responded to reports of a plane crash by the TCH near the airport around 5:35 p.m. on Saturday. In response, the police closed the highway for hours to help get emergency personnel to the site, the RCMP said in a statement Monday. Officers are continuing to secure the site to preserve potential evidence and keep the public safe, the force said. Download our free CBC News app to sign up for push alerts for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. Sign up for our daily headlines newsletter here. Click here to visit our landing page
Winnipeg Free Press
21 hours ago
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Plane crash victim identified by flying club
A Winnipeg man who shared his passion for flying through his YouTube channel has been identified as the sole victim of a plane crash. Peter Toth, who had recently earned his pilot's licence, was confirmed as the victim in the weekend crash by his flying club. 'It is with great sadness that we learned today of the passing of one our most active chapter 63 members,' read a post on the Experimental Aircraft Association Winnipeg Chapter 63 Facebook page. 'Peter Toth loved working on our Emeraude and on his Challenger II, and more recently flying his Challenger. He had only recently received his pilot licence, and continued his training by getting his seaplane rating. Let's remember him by this photo, Peter flying his Quad City Challenger II, doing what he loved. 'Blue skies, and tailwinds, my friend.' Toth's privately registered Quad City Challenger II ultralight aircraft crashed in a field about 20 kilometres east of Winnipeg in the Rural Municipality of Springfield, the Canada's Transportation Safety Board said Sunday. The aircraft collided with terrain in a field near Dugald at approximately 10:50 a.m., the federal agency said. It dispatched two investigators to the area on Sunday. The pilot was the sole occupant onboard the two-seater plane, they said. A Manitoba RCMP spokesperson said Oakbank RCMP responded to the crash at around 11 a.m. on Saturday. Toth's YouTube page said he acquired his licence in 2024, but had loved flying long before that and enjoyed tinkering with his aircraft. 'Join me as I rebuild and upgrade a Challenger II, and learn to fly,' the description of his account said. 'Yes, I got the airplane before I got my pilot's licence. I consider it motivation to finally realize a lifelong dream of flying. Adventures await in 2024, as this is the year I take flight as a licensed pilot, in my airplane, and start to explore.'
CBC
a day ago
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- CBC
2 dead as investigators comb through ash and rubble of plane crash near Deer Lake
The possibilities of what happened to cause the twin-engine plane to go down are 'numerous,' according to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada's Allan Chaulk. The CBC's Colleen Connors was on site and explains what happened before the plane crashed and what comes next for the investigation.
Global News
a day ago
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- Global News
Too early to know what caused fatal Manitoba plane crash: safety board
It's too early to determine the cause of a fatal plane crash in Manitoba over the weekend, the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) says. The incident, in the RM of Springfield near Dugald, took place Saturday morning and left one person — the plane's only occupant — dead at the scene. The TSB's Nic Defalco told 680 CJOB that the plane involved in the wreck was a privately registered Quad City Challenger ultralight aircraft. The safety board and local RCMP continue to investigate the cause the crash. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'The aircraft collided with a terrain in a field. The collision happened around 10:50 local time,' Defalco said. 'TSB investigators were deployed to the site and they were on-site Saturday collecting information (and) conducting interviews.' Story continues below advertisement Defalco said the TSB's role is strictly to determine how the crash occured and to use that information to help prevent future incidents. 'We'll look at the accident, the information that's available, and figure out what happened and why. 'It is important to note the TSB doesn't assign blame or any kind of criminal liability — it really is just to figure out what happened, why, and how things can be addressed to further transportation safety in Canada.'
CBC
a day ago
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- CBC
Police confirm 2 dead after weekend small-plane crash near Deer Lake airport
Two people died after a small plane crashed near a west Newfoundland airport over the weekend, say police. In a statement released Monday, the RCMP said there were two people on board the aircraft that crashed near the Deer Lake Regional Airport on Saturday. The pilot, a 54-year-old man, and the lone passenger, a 27-year-old man, were both pronounced dead at the scene. The RCMP said at approximately 5:35 p.m. on Saturday, officers responded to reports a plane had crashed near the Trans-Canada Highway near the airport. In response, the police closed the highway for hours to help get emergency personnel to the site, the RCMP said. Officers are continuing to secure the site to preserve potential evidence and keep the public safe, as well as supporting Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigators, the statement said. The crash is still under investigation.
