Two people are dead after a small plane crash on a school field in Vernon.RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says the plane took off from the Vernon airport around 1:30. "It appears what happens is the aircraft turned, made contact with the ground, rolled and then burst into flames. The plane has pretty well been destroyed by fire. It is, of course, … [Read more...]
Float plane crash kills 1 in Williams Lake
July 1, 2012 by
RCMP say a Cessna float plane crashed in Williams Lake yesterday, killing its pilot. The lone passenger survived, however. Officials say they got a call around 10 p.m. of an overdue privately owned aircraft. No names have been released yet and the Transportation Safety Board is investigating. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Passengers survive small plane crash in 100 Mile House
June 9, 2012 by
Debris from a small plane was strewn across a parking lot in 100 Mile House after the craft went down. One witness says she saw the Cessna flying low around 4 p.m. and hit wires across the nearby highway, then hit a sign, breaking off a wing. The plane then crashed through a parking lot and into a building. Police say the three occupants were … [Read more...]
Plane crash victims identified
May 17, 2012 by
The BC Coroners Service has now identified all the victims of the small float plane crash north of Peachland. As earlier reported, the pilot was 52 year old Colin Moyes from West Vancouver. His two passengers were also from West Vancouver, 81 year old Peter Brooke Lovelace Keate and 79 year old Inez Keate. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Three killed in Okanagan plane crash
May 14, 2012 by
Three people are presumed dead in a crash of a float plane last night within sight of drivers on the Okanagan Connector. Four people were on board the plane when it left Pitt Meadows airport. One person was dropped off in Kelowna. Originally five people were to make the trip. Bill Yearwood with the Transportation Safety Board says the … [Read more...]
Float plane crashes near Highway 97, west of Peachland
May 13, 2012 by
A small float plane has crash landed near Highway 97 in the Okanagan. Officials with the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre say the aircraft went down about 30 kilometres west of Peachland around 6:45 p.m. They were unsure how many people were on board, or where exactly the plane was coming from or heading to. Emergency responders were en … [Read more...]
Small plane crashes at Pitt Meadows Airport
May 6, 2012 by
A small plane has crashed at the airport in Pitt Meadows. Assistant fire chief Brad Perrie says it happened about 7:40 a.m. "We arrived on scene and we had a homebuilt single engine aircraft that had lost power on take off and crashed into a ditch beside the runway. When we arrived, the plane was fully engulfed in flames. The single … [Read more...]
Plane makes emergency landing after bomb threat
April 11, 2012 by
Korean Air says a bomb threat is to blame for the emergency landing of a Boeing 7-77 at Comox Airport Tuesday afternoon. Flight 72, bound for Seoul, was turned around after a call to the airline's Los Angeles Call Centre. NORAD's John Cornelia says U-S fighter jets were scrambled from Portland, "Two F-15 fighters under the direction of NORAD, … [Read more...]
All safe after plane crash near Williams Lake
January 22, 2012 by
RCMP say four people in a plane crash near Williams Lake have been rescued safely. The plane was late coming in to the Springhouse air strip early Sunday morning. Police believe the passengers were out conducting animal surveys when the plane's beacon appeared to signal a crash. The aircraft was found in a provincial park. All four people were … [Read more...]
Law suit springs from plane crash
December 9, 2011 by
The wife of a man killed in a plane crash near Mission in February, is suing the pilot of the other plane involved. Patti Hubble, whose husband Donn was killed in the crash, is taking Paul Knapp to Court. Donn Hubble was one of two men who died after two planes clipped wings while formation flying, sending Hubble's plane into a slough near the … [Read more...]
