A wing is pictured amongst the wreckage of a Cessna Citation which crashed on October 13, 2016, seen in the woods near Lake Country, B.C., in this October 15, 2016, Transportation Safety Board handout image.
Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-TSB
April 24, 2018 - 11:30 AM
KELOWNA – The findings of an investigation into an airplane crash outside Kelowna two year ago that killed former Alberta premier Jim Prentice and three others will be released this week.
The National Transportation and Safety Board began investigating immediately after the Cessna Citation crashed into a forested area of Lake Country on Oct. 13, 2016.
No distress signal was broadcast prior to the crash, which killed the former Alberta premier, former RCMP officer Ken Gellatley, pilot Jim Kruk and Calgary businessman Sheldon Reid.
The findings of the investigation will be released Thursday, April 26, at a news conference in Calgary, according to a release from the Transportation Safety Board.
The plane didn't have an in-flight data or cockpit voice recorder, often referred to as a black box, making the investigation into the crash very difficult, safety board spokesperson Bill Yearwood said following the crash.
The press conference could also include an update into possible regulatory changes that would require even small commercial aircraft to carry a black box.
"Over the past 20 years, there have been significant developments in technology that are more cost-effective and these options will be explored," Transport Minister Marc Garneau said in a statement issued shortly after the crash.
The press conference will be streamed live.
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