Northern Thunderbird Air Flight 204

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Northern Thunderbird Air Flight 204
Beech 100 King Air AN1070495.jpg
C-GXRX, the aircraft involved in the accident
Accident
DateOctober 27, 2011
SummaryAircraft malfunction due to engine oil leak, low speed approach
Site Vancouver International Airport, British Columbia, Canada
Aircraft
Aircraft type Beechcraft King Air 100
Operator Northern Thunderbird Air
Registration C-GXRX
Flight originVancouver International Airport, British Columbia, Canada
Destination Kelowna International Airport, British Columbia, Canada
Occupants11
Passengers9
Crew2
Fatalities2
Injuries5
Survivors9

Northern Thunderbird Air Flight 204 was a domestic charter flight from Vancouver International Airport, British Columbia to Kelowna International Airport, British Columbia. On October 27, 2011, the Beechcraft King Air 100 operating the route, diverted back to Vancouver International Airport after an unsecured engine oil pressure cap lead to a leak, while returning back to the airport, the plane banked to the left, and crashed into a fence. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Aircraft

The aircraft involed was a Beechcraft King Air 100 with the serial number B-36, registered C-GXRX. [5]

Accident

After an uneventful takeoff, only minutes later the crew detected the oil pressure indicator and informed passengers right after, the crew requested a divert back to Vancouver International Airport. The captain decided to lower the speed of the aircraft to around 95-105 knots while approaching the runway leading to its bank and crash on a fence. The Beechcraft King Air caught fire before coming to a full stop. [6] [7]

Passengers and crew

Of the 9 passengers on board, 5 suffered injuries while the captain Luc Fortin died. The copilot Matt Robic survived the crash but succumbed to his burn injuries just 3 weeks later. [8] [9]

References

  1. ↑ Government of Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada (October 27, 2011). "Aviation Investigation Report A11P0149 - Transportation Safety Board of Canada". www.tsb.gc.ca. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Fatal 2011 Richmond plane crash was a 'survivable accident' - BC | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Beechcraft King Air 100 Accident, 27 October 2011, Richmond, BC Near Vancouver International Airport (A11P0149)". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  4. ↑ "11 injured as small plane crashes on busy B.C. road". The Globe and Mail. October 27, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Northern Thunderbird Air - NT Air | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives". www.baaa-acro.com. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  6. ↑ Government of Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada (October 27, 2011). "Aviation Investigation Report A11P0149 - Transportation Safety Board of Canada". www.tsb.gc.ca. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  7. ↑ PRESS, Steve Smith / THE CANADIAN (October 28, 2011). "Pilot of small plane in fiery Vancouver crash dies". Toronto Star. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  8. ↑ Peebles, Frank (November 7, 2011). "Pilot death creates waves through entire company". Prince George Citizen. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Co-pilot dies three weeks after fiery Richmond plane crash". vancouversun. Archived from the original on April 22, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
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