Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada signage outside TSB offices in Ottawa, Monday in May 2023.
A fatal plane crash in eastern Ontario last summer happened after a flight instructor and trainee skipped refuelling and tried an emergency turn some agencies caution against, according to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.CBC NewsThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada has finished and shared its report into a fatal plane crash east of Ottawa on July 26, 2023.
They flew from Lachute to an airport near Hawkesbury where they practised taking off and landing, took about an hour's break and then set out for the airport near Alexandria. By the time the instructor stabilized the plane to land, there was less than 300 metres of runway left. They tried landing again.
The board does not assign fault as a rule, but concluded with two safety messages for other pilots: one about fuelling and another about proper planning for engine failure during takeoff.