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3 dead, 5 hurt in Vancouver Island plane crash
Last Updated Sun, 22 Jan 2006 10:51:18 EST
CBC News
A coroner's inquest will look into a plane crash on Vancouver Island that killed three and injured five on Saturday.
The Sonicblue Airways plane was carrying six adults, one child and a baby when it crashed outside Port Alberni on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
The RCMP has confirmed that the male pilot a three-year-old child were killed in the crash, but did not have information on the third fatality.
The flight from Tofino to Vancouver went down as it approached the airport in Port Alberni.
The pilot of the nine-seater Cessna radioed for an emergency landing, but the airport lost contact with the plane just before the crash.
Capt. Cheryl Robinson of Canadian Forces expected three of the five injured who were flown to a Comox hospital would be flown to Victoria on Sunday.
They are listed in critical condition.
The names of those involved will be released after the next of kin are told.
A Canadian Forces plane flying in the area saw the Cessna, and two rescuers parachuted from a search-and-rescue helicopter to the crash site. Two others landed with the helicopter.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating.
Sonicblue, based in Richmond, B.C., flies charter and scheduled routes.
Sounds like the pilot fought till the last moment and people are going to live because of it. I'm saddened by this loss and my thoughts are with the friends and families of those who didn't make it through, and the folks at SonicBlue..:(
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I heard about this crash yesterday and checked the ADDs web site for forecast icing potential in that area, albeit several hours after the crash. It looks like airframe ice was definitely a possibility. The rescue crews did an incredible job of locating the crash site so fast. My sympathies to the families of those involved in the crash.
They're reporting it was engine troubles actually... If it turns out to be icing, that'll be it for the 208 in known icing I think.
Hey Shawn,
Did you notice on the MSN pic of the crash that it was RXZ? In your pic of CGL on airliners.net, CGL is parked beside RXZ. Who would have thought that both aircraft would have met such unfortunate fates within just a few months of each other.
My thoughts go out to everyone involved.
Wow, that is creepy. I've seen on the news that it's RXZ, creepy to see an airplane you've been in all pranged up. Even worse, they were showing photo's of the 25 year old pilot. I had met him this past summer and talked to him a couple times. Looks like he'll end up saving lives... Good on him. It's very sad three people didn't make it...
Is the Caravan certified for single engine IFR passenger operations? I thought it wasn't.
Creepy coincidence about the aircraft in your photo.
My condolences to the family and friends of the victims, and wishes for the best possible recovery for the survivors.
The Caravan is certified for single engine, single pilot - IFR, passenger operations.
Rest in Peace Ed, good job on gettin her down under those circumstances. Fly safe everyone !
Ugh. From a Globe & Mail article:
"Along with the four female survivors with lacerations and broken bones, the rescuers found two things that weren't on the plane's passenger list: a small terrier and an 18-month-old baby, Mackenzie Hale."
It really makes me shudder to learn that the baby wasn't on the passenger manifest.
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