Canada - Air Tindi King Air 200, charter plane, Whati, NWT, missing, 30 January 2019

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Investigation into missing N.W.T. charter plane continues | CBC News

Sgt. Alfred Beaverho, head of the Canadian Rangers in Whati, told CBC News that the plane was spotted near Behchoko, N.W.T. (CBC)

"On Wednesday morning, Martin said contact with the flight was lost when the aircraft was approximately 24 to 32 kilometres outside Whati, sometime between 9 and 9:30 a.m.

Lavallee, with the Royal Canadian Air Force, said the RCMP contacted the air force around midday Wednesday to inform them of the missing plane. A C-130 Hercules aircraft was sent from Winnipeg to help with the search, and Canadian Rangers were deployed by snowmobile.

After looking through the morning and early afternoon, Beaverho said the Rangers returned to Whati to warm up and get more gas to head back out and continue the search.

However, while they were planning their afternoon search, they received word that the plane had been spotted. Beaverho said Wednesday evening that Canadian Rangers from Behchoko were en route to the plane's location.

According to Environment Canada, it was –23 C with blowing snow in the area Wednesday.

The RCMP said Wednesday afternoon that "inclement weather is currently playing a factor in the search efforts."

It is not known what caused the plane to fail to reach its intended destination. Air Tindi flights were suspended Wednesday as a result of the incident."

 

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https://panow.com/2019/01/31/military-searching-for-missing-plane-with-two-people-on-board-in-n-w-t/
"The military says a CC-130 Hercules is en route to the area from Winnipeg and two other aircraft are helping in the search.

Members of a Canadian Ranger Patrol Group are preparing to go to the aircraft’s last known position.

Air Tindi Ltd. said a King Air 200 had been heading from Yellowknife to Wha ti with two pilots and no passengers on board when it lost touch with the company.

“We’re concerned about the pilots very much,” Air Tindi president Al Martin said Wednesday.

There is no word on the condition of the aircraft or the pilots"

 

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RIP.
2 pilots killed in N.W.T. plane crash identified | CBC News
Charter flight crashed Wednesday morning while en route to community of Whati from Yellowknife
Feb 01, 2019

Pilots Will Hayworth, left, and Zach McKillop. CBC has learned that they were the pilots who died in an Air Tindi crash on Wednesday near Behchoko, N.W.T. (Will Hayworth/Facebook and Zach McKillop/Facebook)
Will Hayworth and Zach McKillop were the pilots who died in an Air Tindi crash on Wednesday near Behchoko, N.W.T., CBC has learned.

An official with the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) says the fatal plane crash was "not survivable" and that both pilots died on impact, according to an initial assessment of the crash site.