RCAF Snowbird crash 17th of May

[michel N]

One of the Canadian Snowbird jets crashed today near Kamloops Airport. Pilot ejected and was seen lying on a rooftop. Plane crashed in a residential area.

Edit: video shows plane crashed during take off, 2 ejections visible in the video

https://mobile.twitter.com/supermario_4 ... 9966750720

[aerobaticteams]

Another information and two videos are available here:
https://aerobaticteams.net/en/news/i312 ... loops.html

[Le Addeur noir]

The crashed CT-114 was reported as code number 7. This puts two airplanes as the prime candidates for the crashed one, 114149 and 114161-in theory.

Regrettably a crew member sustained fatal injuries in this crash.

RIP and blue skies.

[Flyboy]

A picture of the loose tail tells 114161.

[jp 74]

So sad.

[BaasG]

Royal Canadian Air Force @RCAF_ARC (Twitter)

The RCAF has suffered another tragic loss of a dedicated member of the RCAF team. We are deeply saddened and grieve alongside Jenn’s family and friends. Our thoughts are also with the loved ones of Captain MacDougall. We hope for a swift recovery from his injuries. - Comd RCAF

[Starman]

Perhaps giving Captain Jennifer Casey, the team PRO, her full name and title would be more appropriate in this forum.

[RobertMB]

The crashed CT-114 was reported as code number 7. This puts two airplanes as the prime candidates for the crashed one, 114149 and 114161-in theory.

Regrettably a crew member sustained fatal injuries in this crash.

RIP and blue skies.

Crashed CT-114 114161 was uncoded.

See: https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/with-v ... 1.24136744

[BaasG]

Perhaps giving Captain Jennifer Casey, the team PRO, her full name and title would be more appropriate in this forum.

Please don't shoot the messenger....

Rebecca @__CrazyLove
Als antwoord op @RCAF_ARC
Curious why you call her “Jenn” but refer to other individual more professionally?

Royal Canadian Air Force @RCAF_ARC
Hello Rebecca, Captain Jennifer Casey was well known to us all as 'Jenn'. Her loss is personal to many and all who knew her. ~MA

[Le Addeur noir]

On another forum, it was suggested there are issues with the ejection sequence on CT-114s. This become evident after the previous CT-114 crash. As this accident happened at low-level and at a steep angle, the chances of the Snowbirds PRO making a successful ejection were compromised in this instance?.

[aerobaticteams]

Snowbirds fatal crash may have been caused by bird strike. The Royal Canadian Air Force says it’s focusing on a bird strike as the reason of Snowbird’s CT-114 Tutor aircraft that crashed in Kamloops on May 17.
A preliminary investigation report posted today says a close look at video footage of the plane just before the crash showed a bird very close to the plane’s right engine intake “during the critical phase of take-off.”

Source: https://aerobaticteams.net/en/news/i318 ... trike.html

[Stratofreighter]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/snowbi ... -1.5593259

Jun 01, 2020 11:51 AM ET | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

In a preliminary report issued Monday,
investigators say video footage from the crash
showed a bird was in very close proximity to the right engine intake during take-off.

It's possible the bird struck the engine's intake, the report suggested.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/snowbi ... -1.5593259


...and earlier:
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/202 ... laced.html

Snowbirds were waiting for new ejection seats before deadly crash. Now DND won’t say if gear was replaced

Fri., May 29, 2020

Older ejection seats can also save lives, but they work under more limited conditions.
The ejection seats original to the Snowbirds jets were manufactured by Weber Aircraft.
According to several experts, the seats work from zero altitude if the plane is travelling at a speed of 60 knots.

The direction of the plane also influences the effectiveness of the seat,
while this is a less important factor with the zero-zero seats.

The military has been aware of the aging nature of the CT-114 ejection system, and has expressed a need to replace it as far back as 2015,
when the national Defence Department released a report on a project then called the CT-114 Life Extension Beyond 2020.

“The upgrade may include replacing wing components,
replacing the ejection seat with a zero/zero capability
and improving the wheel breaks to allow operations at remote locations,” the 2015 document reads.

An official record of the project under the Department of National Defence’s investment plan,
updated in January 2020 makes no mention of ejection seats.

...and
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/202 ... laced.html
is very much worth a read. Far more details/links than the excerpts above...