Report finds steep turn caused plane to stall, crash on Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary
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LLOYDMINSTER – A new report into a small plane crash that killed two on the Saskatchewan-Alberta boundary says the craft made a steep turn, stalled out and crashed within seconds.
The Transportation Safety Board report says the Cessna took off from Kindersley, Sask., to the Lloydminster area in September 2024 to inspect power lines.
It says the crew included a pilot and an observer, with the pilot manoeuvring the craft in order for the observer to take photos.
At one point the pilot was as low as 60 metres from the ground when he took a sharp turn to return to the regular flight path, causing the crash.
The report says the stall happened at a height that would have been difficult for the pilot to regain control and reminded pilots to be careful at such altitudes.
The pilot was killed in the crash while the observer died from his injuries three days later in hospital.
“When required to conduct steep turns at low height, pilots need to be cautious given that there may be insufficient height to recover from an inadvertent stall,” the board said in the report, issued Tuesday.
It says KBM Forestry Consultants Inc., which employed the crew, has updated safety policies and flight-time requirements for pilots.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 7, 2026.
— By Jeremy Simes in Regina