A RCMP cruiser secures the scene of a plane crash near Irvine on June 2, 2019 - CHAT News file photo

By Charles Lefebvre

Report released

Report released into June plane crash near Irvine

Dec 3, 2019 | 4:18 PM

MEDICINE HAT, AB — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada found a pilot of a small plane that crashed near Irvine in June was flying with an expired pilot permit, according to an occurrence report on the crash released Tuesday.

The Transportation Safety board released a report into the crash, which occurred on June 1, 2019, near Irvine. The pilot and two passengers were killed in the crash.

The plane left the Medicine Hat Regional Airport on the night of June 1, and was heading to Moose Jaw.

According to the report “The pilot held a student pilot permit that had expired on 01 May 2014, and a Category 4 medical certificate that had expired on 24 June 2017. There are no Transport Canada records showing that the pilot held an aeroplane license or a rating to fly passengers at night.”

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The personal log of the pilot, the report says, shows he started his private pilot training in Regina in 2010, and accumulated 83.1 hours of dual flight training time before his first solo flight in December 2011.

The report adds the pilot’s flight hours at the time of the accident are unknown, because his personal log was not up to date. As of October 7, 2012, the pilot had 142.3 hours of total flight time recorded in his log.

The report says the pilot first flew the plane involved in the crash on April 30, 2014, and according to the aircraft journey log, the pilot had acquired approximately 40 hours of night flying with another pilot on board.

The full occurrence report can be read here.