In Canada, a bird may have caused the crash of an Air Force acrobatic patrol plane on May 17 in the west of the country. In a preliminary report, the investigating authority at the Ministry of Defense said on Monday that it had obtained a video sequence revealing "the presence of a bird very close to the air intake of the right engine during the crucial phase after takeoff ”.
The Snowbirds' patrol aircraft crashed shortly after take-off with another aircraft from Kamloops, British Columbia airport. The two occupants of the aircraft were able to eject before he crashed, but one of them, Captain Jennifer Casey, 35, died from his injuries.
Investigation in progress
The report indicates that the CT-114 aircraft gained altitude, then left the formation and initiated a left turn before making a dive spin. "The investigation focuses on environmental factors (bird strike) as well as on the performance of the evacuation system," the ministry said in a statement. "We are dissecting the information to understand everything we can about the accident so that we can recommend effective preventive measures," said Colonel John Alexander, director of flight safety and the Airports Authority investigations at the Ministry of Defense.
The Snowbirds patrol was completing an east-to-west tour of British Columbia to boost the morale of Canadians during the pandemic. The CT-114 Tutor aircraft fleet has temporarily suspended flights since the accident.
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