Investigation into fatal plane crash near the Deer Lake airport on July 26th is continuing

The Transportation Safety Board says investigators are still at the scene of the accident assessing the occurrence and collecting more data that will help them determine the next steps in the investigation.

The Transportation Safety Board is continuing the investigation into what caused a plane to go down on July 26th near the airport in Deer Lake, killing the two men onboard. Although they declined an interview they issued a statement to Bayfm News, the TSB did issue a statement. They say investigators are still at the scene of the accident assessing the occurrence and collecting more data that will help them determine the next steps in the investigation. This occurrence will be classified according to its relative importance, complexity, and potential for yielding safety lessons but there is no estimated time as to when that classification will  be made. 

The TSB says “On July 26th, a Piper PA-31 aircraft operated by Kisik Aerial Survey, departed from Runway 25 at Deer Lake Regional Airport, NL.  After takeoff, the aircraft completed a full circuit and then turned southeast. Approximately 0.54 nautical miles south of the threshold of Runway 07, the aircraft collided with the Trans-Canada Highway (Route 1) and continued toward the side of the highway, entering a ditch approximately 12 to 15 feet deep. The aircraft came to rest on its side approximately 200 feet from the initial point of impact. Both occupants were fatally injured.