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B.C. Wildfire pilot forced to land with one engine

KAMLOOPS – A pilot flying a B.C. Wildfire plane carrying a load of retardant had to make an emergency landing at Kamloops Airport this morning. The pilot reported a mechanical issue, turned off the damaged engine and returned to the airport where the plane landed safely. The plane, a Convair 580, landed with one functioning...

Engine failure possible cause of plane crash

VERNON - A mechanical failure may have sent a float plane crashing into the woods off Westside Road. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says early information is the plane’s engine failed.  Residents in the area heard the plane go down near Six Mile Creek road off the west side of Okanagan Lake around 6:45 p.m. Monday....