Plane crash in southern Alberta
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Plane crash in southern Alberta
heard on the radio, there was a single engine plane crash in southern alberta, does anybody have more info.
Woman dead after plane crash
calgary.ctv.ca
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POSTED AT 12:23 PM Wednesday, September 27
A 21-year-old woman from Medicine Hat is dead after the plane she was riding in crashed Tuesday night.
Police say a 53-year-old man called 911 just before midnight.
He told police he'd been involved in a plane crash but didn't know his exact location.
RCMP ended up finding the Cessna just south of the Elkwater town site.
There were two people on board and the 21-year-old woman died at the scene.
The 53-year-old man was transported by helicopter to the Medicine Hat hospital with serious injuries.
No names have been released as the Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating.
calgary.ctv.ca
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POSTED AT 12:23 PM Wednesday, September 27
A 21-year-old woman from Medicine Hat is dead after the plane she was riding in crashed Tuesday night.
Police say a 53-year-old man called 911 just before midnight.
He told police he'd been involved in a plane crash but didn't know his exact location.
RCMP ended up finding the Cessna just south of the Elkwater town site.
There were two people on board and the 21-year-old woman died at the scene.
The 53-year-old man was transported by helicopter to the Medicine Hat hospital with serious injuries.
No names have been released as the Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating.
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My condolences to the family and to those at BarXH.
Wed, September 27, 2006
Talented pilot dies in crash
UPDATED: 2006-09-27 18:51:57 MST
Was on a night training flight with a student
By TARINA WHITE, CALGARY SUN
Colleages of a 21-year-old woman — described as a talented flight instructor — are at a loss as to what might have caused a plane crash near Medicine Hat that claimed her life.
The pilot was on a night training flight with a 53-year-old student when their plane went down into a forested area in Elkwater Provincial Park about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The man — the only other person on the plane — survived and dialled 911 from the wreck, said Redcliff RCMP Const. Cindy Kovalak.
“He knew the general vicinity of the where the plane had gone down,” Kovalak said about the 53-year-old flight student.
Mounties, conservation officers and South East Alberta Search and Rescue scoured the park in the dark for the downed Cessna 172 after receiving the distress call.
The female pilot died at the scene.
The man was flown by helicopter to Medicine Hat hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The woman won’t be identified until next of kin have been notified, said Kovalak.
She had been a flight instructor at Bar XH Air in Medicine Hat for about a year, said company spokesman Ian Dutton.
“(She was a) very diligent and very professional flight instructor — as good as they come,” said Dutton.
“That’s why at this point we just cannot understand what happened.”
The Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash.
The small, tight-knit company is reeling from the loss of its first employee in its 40-year history, said Dutton.
“It’s a family,” he said.
“There’ll be counselling set up for the employees.”
Dutton didn’t know how long the woman had been a pilot, but said it couldn’t have been more than three years because the minimum age is 18.
Wed, September 27, 2006
Talented pilot dies in crash
UPDATED: 2006-09-27 18:51:57 MST
Was on a night training flight with a student
By TARINA WHITE, CALGARY SUN
Colleages of a 21-year-old woman — described as a talented flight instructor — are at a loss as to what might have caused a plane crash near Medicine Hat that claimed her life.
The pilot was on a night training flight with a 53-year-old student when their plane went down into a forested area in Elkwater Provincial Park about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The man — the only other person on the plane — survived and dialled 911 from the wreck, said Redcliff RCMP Const. Cindy Kovalak.
“He knew the general vicinity of the where the plane had gone down,” Kovalak said about the 53-year-old flight student.
Mounties, conservation officers and South East Alberta Search and Rescue scoured the park in the dark for the downed Cessna 172 after receiving the distress call.
The female pilot died at the scene.
The man was flown by helicopter to Medicine Hat hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The woman won’t be identified until next of kin have been notified, said Kovalak.
She had been a flight instructor at Bar XH Air in Medicine Hat for about a year, said company spokesman Ian Dutton.
“(She was a) very diligent and very professional flight instructor — as good as they come,” said Dutton.
“That’s why at this point we just cannot understand what happened.”
The Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash.
The small, tight-knit company is reeling from the loss of its first employee in its 40-year history, said Dutton.
“It’s a family,” he said.
“There’ll be counselling set up for the employees.”
Dutton didn’t know how long the woman had been a pilot, but said it couldn’t have been more than three years because the minimum age is 18.
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Wow, very sorry to hear this. I was just laying over in YXH a few weeks ago, and met this girl. Very sweet, soft-spoken, personable, bright future. What a tragedy.
Aviation- the hardest way possible to make an easy living!
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"You can bomb the world to pieces, but you can't bomb it into peace!" Michael Franti- Spearhead
"Trust everyone, but cut the cards". My Grandma.
I too just met this girl only last week, she was very nice and had a warm smile. It's funny how you don't need to know a person very well to feel a loss like this, I only talked to her once, but I will never forget her smiling face. I bet she will be missed by a lot of people.
My condolences to her family and co-workers at Bar XH.
R.I.P.
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My condolences to her family and co-workers at Bar XH.
R.I.P.
~FOX~
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I can't believe this loss to the BarXH Family as I was a part of it not so long ago. I couldn't imagine the loss her family has to deal with however this industry is so small that it gets harder each time we loose another fellow pilot/friend. I hope to attend any memorial given to such a sweet friend! I will never forget her love for flying and most of all she makes a great pirate...thanks for the good times!!! See you in the Sky!
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Very sad.
http://www.medicinehatnews.com/article_3269.php
Cause of fatal crash unknown
By JAMES NEELEY
Sep 29, 2006, 01:03
The crash site was nothing more than a contorted mess of broken trees on Thursday evening. A dozen red roses shined as the only sign of life where 24-hours earlier, the twisted metal remains of the Cessna 172 that carried both instructor and student had laid.
The Transport Safety Board of Canada has determined the plane crash that killed 21-year-old Medicine Hat flight instructor Georgianna Tracy Greig and seriously injured her 53-year-old student went down at 9:05 p.m. Tuesday night.
Greig was pronounced dead at the scene and the student, who sources confirm is Russel Koch of Medicine Hat, was transported by air to the intensive care unit at Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary on Wednesday.
“By analyzing the NAV Canada radar information, the time of the accident is approximately 9:05 p.m. local time,” said Jon Lee, western regional manager of the Transportation Board of Canada (TSB).
With 9-1-1 contact first established by Koch on a cell phone at about 11:30 p.m. the two victims spent more than two hours in the downed plane before rescue workers were able to locate the crash site near the Thomas Trott Forestry Museum less than 10 km south west of Elkwater.
There is no guarantee the TSB will release a public report, said Lee.
They only release findings when deemed necessary.
“What we are trying to do is find the most safety bang for the buck,” he explained.
“If we do find some very serious, safety deficiencies that we feel should be communicated, and would best be served by a public report than we will use that vehicle.”
Lee added, it is too early in the investigation to make that determination.
The TSB team will be collecting information from the NAV Canada flight service station, Bar XH Air Inc. personnel and stopping in Calgary to talk with Koch, he continued.
“Probably the big information will come when they interview the student and how much he recalls. That will probably be the big difference.”
One possible cause under investigation is a CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain) category of accident, in which a fully serviceable aircraft is flown by a fully functioning and coherent flight crew into terrain.
“It’s definitely an issue, because of the nature of the terrain,” said Lee adding the crash site is located very near the highest point in a large region.
“It’s an area we are looking at, we can’t say at this point that is definitely the nature of the accident.”
The investigation will probe all factors including weather conditions, the pilot’s background and training, the aircraft and the flight school operation to focus down to the causal issues, added Lee.
The TSB coordinated with the insurance company during the day Thursday to remove the wreckage, Lee continued.
“This will allow the team to better analyze the components of the plane due to the difficult terrain.”
http://www.medicinehatnews.com/article_3269.php
Cause of fatal crash unknown
By JAMES NEELEY
Sep 29, 2006, 01:03
The crash site was nothing more than a contorted mess of broken trees on Thursday evening. A dozen red roses shined as the only sign of life where 24-hours earlier, the twisted metal remains of the Cessna 172 that carried both instructor and student had laid.
The Transport Safety Board of Canada has determined the plane crash that killed 21-year-old Medicine Hat flight instructor Georgianna Tracy Greig and seriously injured her 53-year-old student went down at 9:05 p.m. Tuesday night.
Greig was pronounced dead at the scene and the student, who sources confirm is Russel Koch of Medicine Hat, was transported by air to the intensive care unit at Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary on Wednesday.
“By analyzing the NAV Canada radar information, the time of the accident is approximately 9:05 p.m. local time,” said Jon Lee, western regional manager of the Transportation Board of Canada (TSB).
With 9-1-1 contact first established by Koch on a cell phone at about 11:30 p.m. the two victims spent more than two hours in the downed plane before rescue workers were able to locate the crash site near the Thomas Trott Forestry Museum less than 10 km south west of Elkwater.
There is no guarantee the TSB will release a public report, said Lee.
They only release findings when deemed necessary.
“What we are trying to do is find the most safety bang for the buck,” he explained.
“If we do find some very serious, safety deficiencies that we feel should be communicated, and would best be served by a public report than we will use that vehicle.”
Lee added, it is too early in the investigation to make that determination.
The TSB team will be collecting information from the NAV Canada flight service station, Bar XH Air Inc. personnel and stopping in Calgary to talk with Koch, he continued.
“Probably the big information will come when they interview the student and how much he recalls. That will probably be the big difference.”
One possible cause under investigation is a CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain) category of accident, in which a fully serviceable aircraft is flown by a fully functioning and coherent flight crew into terrain.
“It’s definitely an issue, because of the nature of the terrain,” said Lee adding the crash site is located very near the highest point in a large region.
“It’s an area we are looking at, we can’t say at this point that is definitely the nature of the accident.”
The investigation will probe all factors including weather conditions, the pilot’s background and training, the aircraft and the flight school operation to focus down to the causal issues, added Lee.
The TSB coordinated with the insurance company during the day Thursday to remove the wreckage, Lee continued.
“This will allow the team to better analyze the components of the plane due to the difficult terrain.”
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I had more near death experiences in 600 hours instructing that I've had in the following 2000 hours + of charter and medevac flying. It's soo sad to hear about this as I know what it's like to be there. Logging night x/c PIC, building time, sad sad sad. Sorry for her family and friends and everyone at Palliser. They're a good bunch.
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