The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has released its findings into a fatal plane crash that killed five men last year in northern Saskatchewan.
The crash happened on June 30, 2011 after a float-equipped Havilland Beaver DHC-2 operated by Lawrence Bay Airways crashed shortly after the pilot picked up four men at a remote fishing cabin near Buss Lake.
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TSB says low altitude and an aerodynamic stall combined to cause the crash.
“The aircraft entered an aerodynamic stall,” said Peter Hildebrand, regional manager for the TSB.
“The stall occurred at an altitude from which recovery was not possible.”
An aerodynamic stall happens when the airflow over the wings decreases to the point where the wing starts losing lift.
Recovery is possible by increasing airflow over the wings by adding engine power and returning to level flight or pitching the aircraft downward.
Buss Lake is approximately 580 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon.
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