Weather, pilot inexperience cause of North Spirit Lake crash
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) says poor weather conditions and pilot inexperience caused the fatal plane crash near North Spirit Lake First Nation last year.
In its investigation report released on Nov. 21, TSB says the crash was caused by weather that led to ice buildups, and the pilot’s relative inexperience with flying the type of aircraft, flying commercial flights to remote airports, and flying in winter operations with icing conditions.
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