TSB: ‘Incomplete’ risk assessment led to 2022 B.C. plane crash that killed three

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The report says investigators could not determine exactly why the pilot lost control.

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The investigation also says the aircraft had several modifications for water operations and short-distance takeoffs and landings, and the pilot may not have been aware of the changes to the plane’s handling.

“If multiple (modifications) are installed without adequate guidance on how to evaluate and document their cumulative effects on aircraft handling and performance, there is a risk that the aircraft will have unexpected flight characteristics, increasing the possibility for loss of control,” the report says.

However, the report places the pilot’s lack of proper pre-flight risk assessment — in light of the weather conditions — as among the main contributing causes of the crash.

“Despite encountering moderate-to-severe turbulence and strong wind gusts on the previous flight, the occurrence pilot had limited knowledge of, and familiarity with, the effects of the winds at Strachan Bay. As a result, his assessment of the risks, before his decision to take off, was likely incomplete,” the report says.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 15, 2026.

The Canadian Press