Lack of de-icing led to Fond-du-Lac, Sask. plane crash: TSB report
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The report by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada into the cause of a 2017 fatal plane crash in Fond-du-Lac, Sask., was released on Thursday.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) determined a lack of adequate de-icing equipment and the practice of taking off without de-icing led to the 2017 plane crash in Fond-du-Lac, Sask.
There were 22 passengers and three crew members on board the West Wind Aviation ATR-42 aircraft. All were injured in the crash, ten seriously. One passenger died days later.
The findings were released on Thursday in an investigation report by TSB.
On Dec. 13, 2017, the aircraft departed Fond-du-Lac Airport for Stony Rapids, Sask.
The aircraft collided with trees and terrain about 450 metres west of the departure end of Runway 28.
“Early in the investigation, it was determined that the aircraft took off from Fond-du-Lac Airport with ice contamination on the aircraft’s critical surfaces,” TSB said in a release.
The operator had “some de-icing equipment” in the terminal building, but TSB says it was “not adequate” for de-icing an ATR-42 aircraft.
In 2018 the TSB recommended making sure there was adequate de-icing and anti-icing equipment available for operators who need it. TSB also recommended Transport Canada “take action to improve compliance with the regulations to reduce the likelihood that crews take off with snow or ice contamination.”
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