April 26, 2024

Pilot error blamed in deadly Mission plane crash

The Transportation Safety Board has released its report into a fatal crash last year. The crash happened midair on February 9, 2011 in the Mission area. Four planes had taken off from Langley for a formation flight to Chilliwack, but two of the planes,  both Cessnas,  collided during a turn.One of the planes fell into a slough, two people … [Read more...]

Pilot error blamed for womans’ death while hang gliding

It appears a young woman fell from a hang glider to her death last April because of pilot error.  So says the Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association of Canada, as it investigates the death of 27-year-old Lenami Godinez near Agassiz.  Vice-President Bruce Busby says the group looked at the gear and found no problems. It looks like … [Read more...]