Spanish pilot missing after small plane crossing Atlantic crashes off Newfoundland
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says the single-engine Air Tractor AT-802 took off from St. John's International Airport with only the pilot aboard on Tuesday morning.
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Winnipeg Free Press
2 days ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
2009 Gladstone mid-air collision had ‘miracle' outcome
Wreckage of a crop duster still sits in a fenced compound at Gladstone Airport, not far from the runway where two descending planes collided almost 16 years ago. According to Canadian aviation crash reports, since 1990 there have been 46 mid-air collisions between two aircraft; two of them occurred in Manitoba, including the fatal event involving student pilots near Steinbach on Tuesday. In what is still called a miracle, both pilots walked away from the Gladstone crash on July 13, 2009. 'It is only by God's grace they both didn't die.'–Darrel Teichrib 'They were unaware of each other's presence heading for the same runway at the same time,' said Darrel Teichrib, who owns a repair company at the municipal-owned airport and volunteers with others to look after the facility located some 140 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg. 'It is only by God's grace they both didn't die.' Noting the much different outcome in Tuesday's crash at Steinbach, Teichrib said the 2009 event 'really was a miracle.' The single-seat 1992 Air Tractor and 1999 Pezetel M18B Dromader were about 100 metres in the air and heading to the runway at the Gladstone Airport at about 7 p.m., when the Dromader dropped down on top of the Air Tractor. The Dromader's propeller made contact with the other plane's engine and forward fuselage, causing both pilots to lose control. The Air Tractor crashed nose-down just short of the runway, before flipping over and bursting into flame. The pilot was able to get out of his restraining belts and climb out of the cockpit before the plane was completely consumed by the blaze. He was hospitalized a few days with burns to his hands and arms. The Dromader crash-landed in a swamp beside the runway, with the pilot able to get out uninjured. At the time, the Free Press reported the 'fiery crash' of two crop-dusting planes in mid-air was being investigated by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. Then-TSB regional manager Peter Hildebrand said because the planes were heading in the same direction, about 100 m in the air and shortly before the end of the runway, when they struck each other investigators would be focusing on why the pilots didn't see each other to avoid the crash. 'We're trying to work out the angles and see what would have been visible to each pilot,' Hildebrand said. Five months later, the TSB's official investigation report concluded the pilot of the Dromader had entered the runway approach by make a right turn instead of going around the airport and making left turns like the Air Tractor pilot had done. 'This compromised his opportunity to observe other traffic in the area and join the circuit without conflict with other traffic,' the nine-page report said. 'It's not very often you hear of something like this. It did happen in 2009, but they are rare because airplanes are small compared to the size of the sky.'–Peter Hildebrand As well, because the Dromader was coming in from the west, the then-southbound Air Tractor's pilot would only have seen the front of its engine and leading edges of its wings and tail, instead of the brightly coloured side of the fuselage. While the pilot of the higher-altitude Dromader would not have seen the Air Tractor because it was obscured by his aircraft's own nose. Contacted this week by the Free Press, one of the surviving pilots said he still didn't want to comment on the incident almost 16 years later. The other pilot, who retired from crop dusting later that summer, and returned to his home in Quebec, could not be reached for comment. Earl Knox, owner of Glad Air Spray, which owned both planes in the 2009 crash, also declined comment. Sundays Kevin Rollason's Sunday newsletter honouring and remembering lives well-lived in Manitoba. Contacted on Wednesday, the since-retired Hildebrand said mid-air collisions 'are rare. 'It's not very often you hear of something like this. It did happen in 2009, but they are rare because airplanes are small compared to the size of the sky.' As for Teichrib, he said he knows everyone who was involved in the collision in 2009. He said occasionally someone takes a look at the wrecked Dromader to see if there are any parts which can be reused on another plane. 'Both of them were very proficient and experienced pilots,' he said. 'It was just a shock what happened, but we also have gratitude. I'm just glad that both of them are still with us.' Kevin RollasonReporter Kevin Rollason is a general assignment reporter at the Free Press. He graduated from Western University with a Masters of Journalism in 1985 and worked at the Winnipeg Sun until 1988, when he joined the Free Press. He has served as the Free Press's city hall and law courts reporter and has won several awards, including a National Newspaper Award. Read more about Kevin. Every piece of reporting Kevin produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print — part of the Free Press's tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press's history and mandate, and learn how our newsroom operates. Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber. Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support.
Edmonton Journal
21-06-2025
- Edmonton Journal
Vermilion plane crash claims two lives
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) signage is pictured outside TSB offices in Ottawa on Monday, May 1, 2023. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press A passenger and pilot were killed in a plane crash near Vermilion's aerodrome just past noon Saturday. RCMP responded to the scene, just 1.2 kilometres from the aerodrome's runway. The pilot, a 46-year-old woman from Slave Lake, and the passenger, a 76-year-old man from Mannville, did not survive the crash. RCMP Cpl. Gina Slaney said police responded after witnesses in the area said they had seen a plane go down. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by David Staples, Keith Gerein and others, Oilers news from Cult of Hockey, Ask EJ Anything features, the Noon News Roundup and Under the Dome newsletters. Unlimited online access to Edmonton Journal and 15 news sites with one account. Edmonton Journal ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by David Staples, Keith Gerein and others, Oilers news from Cult of Hockey, Ask EJ Anything features, the Noon News Roundup and Under the Dome newsletters. Unlimited online access to Edmonton Journal and 15 news sites with one account. Edmonton Journal ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Nic Defalco, spokesperson for the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, said that air-crash investigators have been dispatched, and would arrive at the crash scene some time Saturday evening. 'It's too early to say anything about the incident,' said Defalco. Investigators can't confirm if the plane was landing or taking off, or even the model of the aircraft. 'We are deploying investigators to the scene, and that's basically where we're at.' The aerodrome has a single runway, at 966 metres long. Vermilion is located 193 kilometres east of Edmonton. Read More . Bookmark our website and support our journalism: Don't miss the news you need to know — add and to your bookmarks and sign up for our newsletters. You can also support our journalism by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribers gain unlimited access to The Edmonton Journal, Edmonton Sun, National Post, and 13 other Canadian news sites. The Edmonton Journal | The Edmonton Sun Cult of Hockey Edmonton Oilers Cult of Hockey Cult of Hockey News
Global News
06-06-2025
- Global News
Relatives of lost fishers say lives at risk without mandatory vessel stability checks
Relatives of Nova Scotia fishers who died in a 2020 sinking say it's frustrating to see that little progress has been made on a key safety recommendation requiring assessments of vessel stability. Lori Cogswell-Phillips, the mother of fisher Aaron Cogswell, says the federal government is 'playing with peoples' lives' by not acting more quickly on the recommendation by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy The agency in its 2023 report on the sinking of the Chief William Saulis in the Bay of Fundy — which resulted in the deaths of Cogswell and five other fishers — concluded the boat had not undergone a stability test after it was modified. The safety board had been calling for mandatory stability assessments since a capsizing in 2015 killed three people. It has said the assessments would permit crews to load catch and gear in a way that helps prevent vessels from flipping over. Story continues below advertisement The board noted this week in its annual assessment of recommendations that Transport Canada's response to the decade-old stability recommendation remains 'unsatisfactory.' This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 6, 2025.
