Plane crash in northern Sask. kills pilot, injures 3
Poor weather could be factor in accident near Manitoba border
Last Updated: Monday, January 8, 2007 | 11:35 AM CT
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A 52-year-old pilot from Ontario was killed and three other people were injured in the crash of a medevac plane at Sandy Bay, Sask., Sunday night.
The twin-engine King Air turboprop plane operated by Transwest Air of Prince Albert, Sask., went down with four people aboard around 8:15 p.m.
This 2005 photo shows one of two King Air turboprops operated by Transwest Air.
(Courtesy Niels Koehncke)
The RCMP said the plane crashed off the end of the runway at Sandy Bay in the northeast area of the province.
According to Transwest spokesman Ken Landers, three people had non-life threatening injuries, including the 24-year-old female first officer and two medics — a 44-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman.
There were no patients on board at the time of the crash.
The injured were taken to hospitals in La Ronge and Saskatoon.
Landers said it appears poor weather conditions were a factor in the crash.
The Transportation Safety Board is investigating, along with the RCMP in Sandy Bay and Pelican Narrows. Names of the crash victims haven't been released.
Sandy Bay, a community of about 1,000, is close to the Manitoba border, about 150 kilometres northwest of Flin Flon, Man.
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