Bad weather, pilot’s weed use cause of fatal northern crash, says board

EDMONTON – The investigation into a deadly northern plane crash has found the accident was caused by a combination of marginal weather and the pilot’s marijuana use.

The pilot and one passenger were killed when the Air Tindi plane crashed near a community on the east arm of Great Slave Lake in October 2011.

A Transportation Safety Board investigation found the weather that day was rainy and overcast, with poor visibility.

But the board also reports that toxicology tests suggested the pilot’s judgment was clouded by recent marijuana use.

The board says the company has since instituted random drug tests for all employees in safety-sensitive jobs.

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