The pilot, who was the only person on board, was seriously injured when his plane stalled and crashed into thick forest while attempting to land near Gold River.
A crash of an Air Nootka De Havilland plane on Vancouver Island last year has reopened a debate between the Transportation Safety Board and the federal government over stall warning systems.
The Air Nootka plane didn't have a warning system, and the report says that since 1998 it has investigated 17 De Havillands stalling and crashing, resulting in at least 38 deaths. The safety board says it doesn't agree with Transport Canada's conclusion that even with the warning system installed, when a stall occurs the pilot has little to no time to react and recover.
"To reduce the risk of losing control of an aircraft, the pilot must have an immediate, clear indication of an impending stall," the report says.
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