Cause of 1990 plane crash mace linked to very bad weather | THE PILOT of an aircraft which crashed in 1990 killing himself and three others could have become Jost in bad weather, says a report released by the federal transporta- tion safety board. ; And the weather at the time of the crash in mountainous terrain north of Terrace wash’t suitable for flying by sight alone, the report continues. poe Killed in the Oct. 22, 1990 crash of the Trans Provincial Airlines Piper Chicftain was pilot Max Neubacher and pas... | sengers Karen Hawkins, her daughter, Leanne Quock and "|. son, Aaron Quock,° le The report also found that Nevbacher failed in an effort | TES PP oes (Seu. in’o the liner for 2 tiar stacking. 200° An intensive :but unsuccessful search began after the | - aicraft was reported missing. The search continued for : several weeks, involving military and civilian aircraft and | volunteers. al Its wreckage was spotted by chance in August 1994 by . another aircraft on a forest fire patrol. a The safety report indicates the emergency locator trans- . |. mitter was: damaged upon impact and did not function, °°. Evidence at the crash site indicates the aircraft was in . |. straight and [evel controlled flight when it struck some. “fe trees on steeply sloping terrain. 7 “The pilot was probably attempling to maintain visual flight below cloud and in poor visibility, and inadvertently 7 flew into the trees,” says the report. MAP ‘OUTLINES the flight path and approximate Investigators also. found that the aircraft was headed crash location of an aircraft which went down In 1990, north, away from Terrace, and five miles off of the main ‘llling all four people on board, to renew his instrument flight rating just several montha BOXLINERS ‘MIRAGE’ before the crash. “ Be cal talons ou \ Hood Protectors Neubacher was heading back to Terrace after stops in ls ; mais and also of i kut and Bronson Creek. 7 "Pockat Detent” feature attowing The weather deteriorated during the course of the flight. you to firmly lock a 2x4" board f {| The Mirage’s distinctively differant style offars more than a clean finished look, it also protects $ your hood and fenders fom rock chips and airborne debris, 35 $99.95) ‘COLD FRONT’ Winter Grille insert * Custom "Black-Out-Look” visual flight rule route when it crashed. _ 1974 and had logged about 700 hours of instrument flight * Patented clip-in design arr . . 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[== Ke areportonaircrashes FEDERAL SAFETY INSPECTORS are sengers, preparing a report on the type of aircraft Harris did note that the federal govern- crash such as the one which killed four gont does have recommendations as to people north of here in 1990. what pilots should do and should not do ‘“‘We have a fair number of these — when weather closes in. where a visual flight rule flight runs into = . , deteriorating meteorological conditions,” ‘When you're in mountainous terrain and said Jim Harris of the National Transporta- the weather deteriorates in front of you, this tion Safety Board last week. is what can happen,”’ he said of crashes, He made the comments in relation to the “Mountainous terrain can be a problem. 1990 Trans Provincial Airlines crash which There may not be a lot of options,’’ Harris killed pilot Max Neubacher and three pas- added. CONSIDER THIS... : With the advent of competitive long distance calling, a number of cor- porations are trying for your business. 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