Navajo crash on final for YVR?

[FL050]

Breaking news as of 2245. Saying a navajo crashed into richmond city while on approach to YVR

[rsandor]

went down by the IKEA at #5 and bridgeport at 2215.

[Pilatusable]

Who is it?? Hope everyone's ok.

[fullcircle]

Don't know who, but think it was coming from YYJ.

[GARRETT]

METRO VANCOUVER — A small plane has crashed into a building near the Knight Street Bridge in Richmond, according to reports.


The aircraft was on approach to YVR when it crashed near the Richmond Auto Mall.


The plane, a Navajo, can carry up to eight passengers according to YVR spokeswoman Alana Lawrence.


It is unknown how many passengers were on board.


The building on Vickers Way near Bridgeport Road is on fire, and emergency crews have blocked off the streets.


More to come...

[Pilatusable]

Callsign is Apex 511. Sounds like tower lost contact with them a couple miles short of the runway.

[rsandor]

Witnesses are saying it went nose first into the ground, immediately followed by a 100' + high tower of smoke and fire. News is saying 2 onboard, dead.

RIP to the crew and condolences to the families. Hope that the cause is determined and that it'll never happen again.

[GARRETT]

At least two people have died in a Richmond plane crash.

According to emergency services the pair were deceased when firefighters arrived at the scene on the 12500-block of Vickers Way.

Bill Yearwood, of the Safety Transportation Board, has told The Province the light twin-engine plane - a PA-31 Navajo - crashed near the Ikea store.

He said the plane has space for eight passengers.

Vancouver airport flight control staff lost contact with the plane just before the 10:15 p.m. crash.

Firefighters are on the scene.

Bridgeport Road is closed between No. 5 Road and Knight Street

[FL050]

Witnesses report the aircraft was in a steep right turn then nosed sharply into the ground at high speed. News report says 2 on board. Not o.k. Clear weather at the time.

[randallg]

Watching CTV their aviation expert (Mark Miller) has been looking at radar tracks, and says the Navaho was not far behind an Airbus.

[rsandor]

how far is 'not far' ?

let the speculation begin....

[Pilatusable]

http://archive-server.liveatc.net/cyvr/ ... -0500Z.mp3

[Pilatusable]

http://yvr.webtrak-lochard.com/template/index.html

Last position shows them at 696 ft and 119 kts about 2 miles from the airport before disappearing.

[aileron]

So sorry to hear the bad news. Sounds like the tower told them to plan a 4 mile final.

[Airtids]

Who's Apex? Condolences.

[boeingboy]

Buddy of mine at the airport here said Orca air was the only one flying tonight.

[Pilatusable]

I think "Apex" is Canadian Air Charters. Pretty sure "Luna" is Orca's.

[rsandor]

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[metal]

Yeah, was gonna say, Orca uses Luna for their callsign. Never really heard Apex before..

A good thing that they missed Ikea, that could have been uglier, though I suppose it would have been closed by 10?

Either way, RIP

[loopa]

Wow... this is sad.

[metal]

Friend just told me that CTV was reporting that it was Canadian Air Charters.

[altiplano]

Horrible.

Condolences...

[linecrew]

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[Topspin]

Yeah, was gonna say, Orca uses Luna for their callsign. Never really heard Apex before..

A good thing that they missed Ikea, that could have been uglier, though I suppose it would have been closed by 10?

Either way, RIP

http://www.tc.gc.ca/Aviation/applicatio ... Position=2

Occurrence Date: 2009/07/08

Occurrence Time: 1346 Z

Orca Airways Flight LZ350, a Piper PA31 IFR Vancouver to Nanaimo, departed Runway 08R and after departure informed the Tower that they needed to return for landing - no equipment required. LZ350 landed safely at 1348Z. On clearing the runway, they reported a possible fluid leak. The runway was closed for an inspection, and Runway 08L was opened early to accommodate arrivals. Runway 08R re-opened at 1400Z.

[ImaPieLot]

Very sad news. RIP