 A CV-580 of Conair, tail number 52, at Kamloops Airport a few days after the accident. The aircraft involved was tail number 48. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 31 July 2010 |
| Summary | Collision with trees, low altitude stall-spin |
| Site | Approx. 17 km SE of Lytton, British Columbia, Canada 50°05′38″N 121°31′59″W / 50.094°N 121.533°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Convair CV-580 Airtanker |
| Operator | Conair Aviation |
| Call sign | TANKER 448 |
| Registration | C-FKFY |
| Flight origin | Kamloops Airport, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada |
| Destination | Kamloops Airport |
| Occupants | 2 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 31 July 2010, a Convair CV-580 Airtanker aircraft operated by Conair Aviation crashed while on a firefighting mission near Lytton, British Columbia, Canada. Both crew members, the only people on board, were killed.[1]
The following investigation found no evidence of mechanical faults, and concluded that visual illusion during low-altitude flying may have prevented the pilot from accurately assessing the flight path in sufficient time to avoid trees and rising terrain.[2]
- ^ "Firefighting Plane Crash in Canada Kills Two". CBS News. AP. 1 August 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ Aviation Investigation Report A10P0244 (PDF) (Report). Transportation Safety Board of Canada. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2019.