Safety board says pilot was alone when plane crashed near Tofino
Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 19:56:43 +0000
The Transportation Safety Board says the pilot of a small plane killed in a crash Saturday near Tofino was the only person on board.
The B.C. Coroners’ Service said Monday that the man who died was from the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island and he was in his 70s.
The safety board says in an investigation page released Tuesday that the man was flying a privately-operated Cessna 172.
The destroyed aircraft was found Sunday in a remote location near Sydney Inlet Provincial Park, about 24 nautical miles northwest of Tofino.
The board says it will undertake a Class 4 investigation, which limits the scope of its probe but could include findings or recommendations.
It says such investigations are generally completed within 200 days.
A plane crashed on Dec. 22, 2019, near Stewardson Inlet (red marker) on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
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