Fatal plane crash investigators release early findings
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A Keystone Air Service aircraft was 1.1 nautical miles from the runway with its landing gear down when it crashed on Tuesday, according to initial facts released by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
The Piper Navajo PA 31-350 crashed into frozen North Spirit Lake in northern Ontario, killing four of five people on board. It was a charter flight on its way to North Spirit Lake First Nation, 400 kilometres north of Kenora.
In addition to landing gear, flaps were also partially extended, another indication it was preparing to land.
Investigators also found heavy fire damage in the fuselage and in the area of the right wing of the aircraft.
The preliminary report by the safety board also said the path of the wreckage indicated an orientation of 140 degrees — on course to land on the First Nation runway.
The safety board is not providing any interpretation of the initial facts as yet.
More fact-finding is to follow, including interviews with witnesses and the lone survivor, the transportation board said.
