Elevate your local knowledge

Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!

Select Region

Selecting your primary region ensures you get the stories that matter to you first.

TSB investigators on scene of Kamloops area plane crash

TSB investigators on scene of Kamloops area plane crash | iNFOnews.ca

KAMLOOPS – The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has released photographs of the scene of the plane crash that claimed the life of a Kamloops teenager.

Lorne Perreault, 16, died when the Cessna 172L he was flying crashed into the hills near Cache Creek west of Kamloops on Tuesday. He was the only one in the aircraft.

Perreault was training to be a pilot at TylAir Aviation in Kamloops. The business has been in operation for 3 months. Along with the on-site investigation, the TSB is also looking at TylAir.

Investigators had to hike into the scene of the crash. They are gathering preliminary data according to the TSB.

No word yet on what caused the crash that killed the 16-year-old pilot-in-training.

To contact the reporter for this story, email halexander@infotelnews.ca or call 250-491-0331.

TSB investigators on scene of Kamloops area plane crash | iNFOnews.ca
Part of the Cessna 172L wreckage that crash landed west of Kamloops. Transportation Safety Board

News from © iNFOnews.ca, . All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Join the Conversation!

Want to share your thoughts, add context, or connect with others in your community?

Create a free account

Howard Alexander

Howard Alexander

Assistant Editor Howard Alexander comes to iNFOnews.ca from the broadcasting side of the media business.

Howard has been a reporter, news anchor, talk show host and news director, first in Saskatchewan and then the Okanagan.

He moved his family to Vernon in the 90s and is proud to call the Okanagan home.

If you have an event to share contact Howard at 250-309-5343or email halexander@infonews.ca.

Related Articles