Safety board releases report into 2023 fatal plane crash in B.C. [Video]

An investigation by the Transportation Safety Board has concluded that a small floatplane coming in near Tofino, B.C., either hit a boat wake or an object before slamming into trees on a second landing attempt, killing two people aboard.

The report says the pilot and a passenger were killed, while another passenger was seriously hurt and a third sustained minor injuries in the crash last June.

The Quest Kodiak 100 floatplane was destroyed by fire after the impact near Mizona Point on the Tahsis Inlet, a remote area around 300 kilometres northwest of Victoria, but the report says no issues were found with the aircraft’s equipment or maintenance. 

“According to information gathered during the investigation, there was no indication that the pilot’s performance was affected by medical or physiological factors,” the report reads.

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