Investigators from Transportation Safety Board of Canada won't have the benefit of voice or data recordings in helping them determine the cause of a fatal plane crash Thursday evening north of Kelowna.
The plane was not equipped with a cockpit voice recorder or a flight data recorder, and no distress signals were sent from the Cessna Citation, which crashed at approximately 9:40 p.m. in Lake Country, , including former Alberta premier Jim Prentice.
Also killed were the aircraft's owner, Sheldon Reid, Royal Canadian Air Cadet squadron advisor Jim Kruk, and Calgary optometrist Kenneth Gellatly, whose son was married to Prentice's daughter.
The men were flying home to Calgary following a late-season golf game in Kelowna.
The following information regarding the investigation was released Saturday evening by Transportation Safety Board:
香蕉视频直播� A Cessna Citation departed Kelowna, British Columbia (CYLW) at 21:32 (Pacific Daylight Time), destined for Calgary/Springbank Airport, (CYWB).
香蕉视频直播� The aircraft struck terrain approximately 11 km north of Kelowna Airport at approximately 21:40 local time (Pacific Daylight)
香蕉视频直播� At this time we believe there was one pilot and three passengers on board, all of whom sustained fatal injuries.
香蕉视频直播� The aircraft was not equipped with, nor was it required to carry, a Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) or a Flight Data Recorder (FDR); however, the team will be reviewing any electronic components on the aircraft from which they can retrieve data to help understand the flight profile.
香蕉视频直播� Initial examination suggests the air香蕉视频直播巆raft was destroyed from high deceleration forces after a vertical descent.
香蕉视频直播� There were no emergency or distress calls made. No emergency locator transmitter signal was received.
The occurrence site is currently under the control of the BC Coroners Service. The TSB has been granted access to the site. There are currently five investigators on site.
The RCMP is providing an unmanned aerial vehicle for site survey and documentation. This data will be provided to the BC Coroners Service and to the TSB.
So far, the TSB investigators have:
香蕉视频直播� Examined the site (preliminary walk-around)
香蕉视频直播� Taken photographs of the wreckage
香蕉视频直播� Been collaborating with the BC Coroners Service
香蕉视频直播� Given Observer status to Transport Canada, the aircraft manufacturer, and the RCMP.
The team will continue taking measurements and documenting the site into the evening.
In the coming days, the team will also:
香蕉视频直播� Examine, document and photograph the aircraft wreckage
香蕉视频直播� Make arrangements to transfer relevant aircraft components to the TSB Laboratory in Ottawa for further analysis
香蕉视频直播� Examine the occurrence site and surrounding terrain features
香蕉视频直播� Gather additional information about weather conditions
香蕉视频直播� Gather information on Air Traffic communications and radar information
香蕉视频直播� Obtain aircraft maintenance records and pilot records
香蕉视频直播� Interview witnesses and next-of-kin
香蕉视频直播� Review operational policies
香蕉视频直播� Examine the regulatory requirements
