Snowbird Plane Crashes into House in Kamloops - Update: One Fatality Confirmed

"Goggles Pizzano" (gogglespizzano)
05/17/2020 at 15:47 • Filed to: None

The Snowbirds have been doing the same tour for support as the Blue Angels to the south.

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“Pilot appeared to eject”

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Confirmed: Family okay

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“Video from the scene appears to show two people ejecting from the jet before it crashes.”

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One fatality confirmed:

Crash victim was Haligonian, former journalist, Capt. Jen Casey.

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DISCUSSION (33)

gmctavish needs more space > Goggles Pizzano
05/17/2020 at 15:55

Holy shit. Glad the pilot was able to eject, but I hope there was no one in that house

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Goggles Pizzano
05/17/2020 at 15:55

That’s not good, I’m glad to see it looks like the pilot got out, hope no one was home. They were flying over my house about 3 days ago.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
05/17/2020 at 15:56

Those jets are 60 years old.

WilliamsSW > Goggles Pizzano
05/17/2020 at 15:58

Fuck . Hope the pilot is safe and no one was home too.

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > Goggles Pizzano
05/17/2020 at 16:04

Ho-ly! Hope everyone is ok and it gets made as right as it can be. Very unfortunate.

ttyymmnn > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
05/17/2020 at 16:14

But also very well maintained.

ttyymmnn > gmctavish needs more space
05/17/2020 at 16:16

AV Web reports that two elderly residents of the house were uninjured.

ttyymmnn > Goggles Pizzano
05/17/2020 at 16:17

AV Web is reporting that two elderly residents of the house were uninjured. Plane reportedly pitched up before going into a spin.

https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/rcaf-snowbirds-aircraft-crashes-into-house-in-b-c/

gmctavish needs more space > ttyymmnn
05/17/2020 at 16:18

That’s amazing

ttyymmnn > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
05/17/2020 at 16:18

Bu it’s also the second Snowbird crash in a year.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > ttyymmnn
05/17/2020 at 16:19

Very well maintained, but like the Sea King, maybe its time. (not lumping it in with the sea king, the navy considered them to be “10,000 parts flying in close formation”)

Goggles Pizzano > ttyymmnn
05/17/2020 at 16:19

Good stuff! Now j ust the pilot’ s well-being left to worry about.

ttyymmnn > Goggles Pizzano
05/17/2020 at 16:21

Crash happened immediately after takeoff. Here’s better video.

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ttyymmnn > Goggles Pizzano
05/17/2020 at 16:25

I posted a better video of the crash. He ejected, but it looks like his chute didn’t open fully.

ttyymmnn > gmctavish needs more space
05/17/2020 at 16:31

He ejected but his chute did not open fully. See the video I posted.

ttyymmnn > WilliamsSW
05/17/2020 at 16:31

Pilot ejected but chute did not open fully. Residents uninjured. See video I posted.

Goggles Pizzano > ttyymmnn
05/17/2020 at 16:32

Now a dded to the post.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > ttyymmnn
05/17/2020 at 16:38

Yeah, when my car from the sixties (well maintained) has a bad day w e just roll to a stop and figure it out. not an option in jets from the first half of the cold war.

Goggles Pizzano > ttyymmnn
05/17/2020 at 16:43

Confirmed family is okay. They had just left the house. Post updated.

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn
05/17/2020 at 16:56

Glad about the residents but very worried about reports that it was a 2 person crew.

jimz > ttyymmnn
05/17/2020 at 16:58

I don’t see how it would have helped.

gmctavish needs more space > ttyymmnn
05/17/2020 at 17:00

Damn

Goggles Pizzano > ttyymmnn
05/17/2020 at 17:28

cbc.ca/snowbirds-incidents/crashes-timeline

ClassicDatsunDebate > Goggles Pizzano
05/17/2020 at 17:48

Holy shit! That’s horrible.

ttyymmnn > Goggles Pizzano
05/17/2020 at 18:05

Looks like one fatality, though still no official confirmation

https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/news/with-video-snowbird-jet-crashes-into-kamloops-house-1.24136744

Exage03040 @ opposite-lock.com > Goggles Pizzano
05/17/2020 at 18:18

“I’m a retired nurse, so of course I went into the backyard and there was a woman, she was in the plane and she was deceased.”

FUCK!

No joke, I went to Basic Training with a woma n who is flying with them and she hasn’t posted on FB yet. :(

Goggles Pizzano > Exage03040 @ opposite-lock.com
05/17/2020 at 18:26

No word yet . Hang in there.

Dusty Ventures > ttyymmnn
05/17/2020 at 18:43

Looking at the video I’m wondering if the sudden pull up was in response to some sort of engine failure . Trade airspeed for altitude in an attempt to loop it back so it would come down over the airfield

ttyymmnn > Dusty Ventures
05/17/2020 at 19:38

Turning back for the field is usually a recipe for death. That’s what happened to the B-17 that crashed last year. If it was engine failure, it would have been better to keep going straight and then punch out. That would have shot the crew straight up and given them more time for the chutes to open. To me, it looks more like a control failure that caused the pitch up and stall. It looks like one of the crew survived, so I’m sure we’ll find out eventually.

Exage03040 @ opposite-lock.com > Goggles Pizzano
05/17/2020 at 19:39

Snowbirds confirmed one deceased on Twitter . :(

Through the FB g rapevine it was not the woman I know. Still very sad . Thoughts for those involved.

wafflesnfalafel > Goggles Pizzano
05/17/2020 at 19:44

thanks for the FYI - that f’n sucks....

Goggles Pizzano > Exage03040 @ opposite-lock.com
05/17/2020 at 19:45

Captain Jenn Casey ( former journalist and Haligonian) .

Sniff.

Dusty Ventures > ttyymmnn
05/17/2020 at 20:27

I was assuming straight ahead was residential/populated , which is why I said turn back to get it over the field. Wouldn’t be the first time a pilot deliberately reduced their odds of survival in an attempt to reduce the risk of collateral casualties. Looking at the satellite image of the airport though if that was the goal they would have banked it right instead of left, so I agree with control failure being more likely.