- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: October 27, 2011
Time: 0412
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Operator: Northern Thunderbird Air Inc.
Flight #: ?
Route: Vancouver - Kelowna
AC Type: Beechcraft 100 King Air
Registration: C-GXRX
cn / ln: B-36
Aboard: 9   (passengers:7  crew:2)
Fatalities: 1   (passengers:0  crew:1)
Ground: 0
Summary: After taking off, the pilot reported problems with the aircraft and began returning to the airport. The plane crashed 900 meters short of Runway 26L. The plane took off even though the passengers reported an oil leak under one of the wings to the crew. Shortly after taking off the captain reported he was returning to the airport due to an oil problem.
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