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The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) says a young pilot’s decisions to fly in a canyon in low-visibility conditions helped lead to a fatal plane crash near Mayo, Yukon, last summer. to colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire about The school plans to support students who may struggle with remote learning

Alkan Air Ltd. is an airline headquartered in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.The company operates seven-day-a-week charter and air ambulance services.The Whitehorse and Mayo (seasonal) bases generally focus on wheel and floatplane charter and medevac services in northern and western Canada and Alaska.The Nanaimo, BC base provides charter and medevac services, focused primarily in western … The Alkan Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan had taken off from the Rackla gold project air strip and was headed for Mayo when the crash happened. A Transportation Safety Board report released Wednesday says the pilot's decision to continue flying at a low altitude in mountainous terrain and poor weather conditions led to the crash. Recommendation comes as Chinook run on the Yukon River appears unlikely to meet spawning goals Comments on this story are moderated according to ourIt is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges.Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered onThe Transportation Safety Board (TSB) says a young pilot's decision to fly in a canyon in low-visibility conditions contributed to a fatal plane crash near Mayo, Yukon, last summer.

It says the company failed to adequately train Kitchen for flying in mountainous terrain and in low visibility.

According to … The report says Kitchen departed from his intended flight route and entered a "box canyon," with one-way access and steep walls.That's where the aircraft hit rising terrain and was destroyed, the report says.Investigators said Kitchen's decision to continue a low-altitude flight into mountainous terrain with low visibility was guided by several factors. The TSB released its report July 29 on the crash that killed 24-year-old Shawn Kitchen, an Alkan Air pilot from Whitehorse, and 33-year-old Julia Lane, a Vancouver geologist and the … The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) says a young pilot's decisions to fly in a canyon in low-visibility conditions helped lead to a fatal plane crash near Mayo, Yukon, last summer.Two people were killed in the August crash — pilot Shawn Kitchen, 24, and his passenger, Julia Lane, a 33-year-old geologist who had been working at an exploration camp in the area. permissions/licensing, please go to:WHITEHORSE—A pilot and passenger have been killed in the crash of a small plane in central Yukon.Whitehorse-based Alkan Air says its Cessna 208 Caravan crashed with two aboard on Tuesday on its way to Mayo, Yukon.The plane was reported missing shortly after taking off and the wreckage was spotted on the north side of Mayo Lake.A statement from Alkan Air says the company is working with emergency response personnel and local authorities to access the crash site.The company says it is a heartbreaking time for those at Alkan Air and their hearts go out to everyone involved. Decisions made by an Alkan Air pilot while flying in poor weather were among the main contributors to a fatal crash near Mayo last year, an investigation by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has found.
The report says the elevation of the canyon floor rose abruptly where the crash happened, and Kitchen would not have detected it in time to avoid it because of his speed of travel and the low visibility. She had been working in the Rackla area on an ATAC gold project when the crash happened.

  It says the company failed to adequately train Kitchen for flying in mountainous terrain and in low visibility. The Alkan Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan had taken off from the Rackla gold project air strip and was headed for Mayo when the crash happened.

Residents on the city’s water system are being advised they may notice… Unofficial attraction may get 135-m walkway and interpretive signs, if YESAB application approved The pilot's decision-making would have been affected by his familiarity with the route and, consequently, he likely did not consider an alternate route to avoid the poor weather conditions," the report says.

A pilot must also fly for one season as a second crew member on a Caravan before becoming a captain.Alkan Air has also modified its emergency response plan, the TSB says.Earlier this month, Lane's husband, Ryan Gandy, filed a claim in Yukon Supreme Court accusing Alkan Air and Kitchen of negligence, and seeking damages associated with Lane's death.The statement of claim, filed July 10, accuses of Alkan of negligence in operating the aircraft. Two people were killed in the August crash — pilot Shawn Kitchen, 24, and his passenger, Julia Lane, a 33-year-old geologist who had been working at an … The aircraft had 1 … A Whitehorse pilot and a Vancouver geologist are dead after their small Alkan Air plane crashed near Mayo Lake, south of Keno City, on Aug. 6. CRASHES At Least 4 Dead In B.C.

All Whitehorse-based Alkan Air says its Cessna 208 Caravan crashed with two aboard on Tuesday on its way to Mayo, Yukon. rights reserved.
The plane, an Cessna 208 Caravan operated by Alkan Air, was reported missing just after 12 p.m. local time on Tuesday after leaving Rackla, en route to Mayo, a community of roughly 200 people about 320 kilometres north of Whitehorse.


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