A Flight Safety Investigation Report by Canada’s Directorate of Flight Safety was published on September 21 into the accident involving a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CT-114 Tutor on August 2.
The report identifies the accident aircraft as 114051 ‘3’ operated by the RCAF’s 431 Air Demonstration Squadron – called the Snowbirds. It was initially one of the nine Snowbird aircraft stationed at North Peace Reginal Airport in Fort St John, British Colombia, in support of the Fort St John International Air Show, which was held on July 30-31, 2022.
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