2020 Kamloops Snowbirds crash
Canadair CT-114 Tutor · Bird strike
From Kamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional Airport (YKA) to Comox Valley International Airport / CFB Comox (YQQ)
Event
- Event typeAccident: someone killed or seriously injured, or the aircraft substantially damaged (NTSB definition). Incident: an occurrence that affected or could have affected safety, short of that. Glossary
- Accident
- Event fatalities
- 1 · all aircraft and ground
- Ground fatalities
- Unknown
- Occupants
- 2
- Survivors
- 1
- InjuriesFatal: death within 30 days. Serious: over 48 hours in hospital within a week, most broken bones, severe bleeding, nerve or organ damage, or serious burns. Minor: anything less. Glossary
- 1
- OperationWhat kind of flying it was, grouped by the rules it flew under: airline (US Part 121), air taxi and commuter (Part 135), general aviation (Part 91 and similar), military or government. Glossary
- Military
Canadair CT-114 Tutor
- Aircraft type
- Canadair CT-114
- Category
- Airplane · from aircraft type
- RegistrationThe aircraft's tail number, such as N12345 or G-ABCD. Registrations are reissued, so the same one years apart can be a different aircraft. Glossary
- 114161
- Operator
- Snowbirds
- Onboard fatalities
- 1
- Route
- From Kamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional Airport (YKA)To Comox Valley International Airport / CFB Comox (YQQ)
Cause areas
- Aircraft › Aircraft power plant
- Environmental issues › Physical environment
From the investigation findings the Wikipedia article reports, sorted into the NTSB's cause areas with AI assistance.
Approximate · Estimated position: Kamloops, the place the Wikipedia article names. Not the accident site.
From the Wikipedia article
On May 17, 2020, a Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds plane crashed in Kamloops, British Columbia. One person, Captain Jennifer Casey, was killed, and the pilot was seriously injured after ejecting.
Background
The Snowbirds had been flying over many Canadian cities as part of "Operation Inspiration", a plan to raise the country's morale due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Canadair CT-114 Tutor jets used by the Snowbirds were built from 1964 to 1967 and have been in service since. The aircraft that crashed was 57 years old.
Investigation and cause
Cause
After a nearly year-long investigation, it was concluded that an engine stall, caused by a bird strike was responsible for the crash. Both of the occupants attempted to eject, but the report showed that Capt. Casey's ejection seat did not function properly. Since the crash happened shortly after takeoff, the plane was still at a low altitude and the pilot did not have time to regain control.
The report gave several recommendations, including more extensive training for pilots when flying near residential areas, installing flight recorders that can survive a crash, and making the ejection system more stable.
Text from the Wikipedia article “2020 Kamloops Snowbirds crash” (revision 1369542036, retrieved 2026-09-18) by its authors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Extracted as plain text: references, tables, images and some sections are left out. Read the article
Sources
Wikipedia article: 2020 Kamloops Snowbirds crash
- Revision
- 1369542036 · 2026-08-15 · retrieved 2026-09-18
- Wikidata
- Q110639967
- Licence
- Text CC BY-SA 4.0, by the article's authors; Wikidata CC0; town positions GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Where each value comes from
- Record
- Wikipedia article "2020 Kamloops Snowbirds crash" (page 69829184, revision 1369542036)
- Date
- Wikipedia infobox: date
- Place and country
- Wikipedia infobox: site
- Map position
- place the Wikipedia infobox site links (Wikidata coordinates)
- Aircraft, operator and route
- Wikipedia infobox: aircraft type, registration, operator, origin and destination; route airports from the linked airport articles' Wikidata codes (OurAirports)
- Operation
- operator is an armed force according to Wikidata
- Fatalities
- Wikipedia infobox: total_fatalities
- Ground fatalities
- not stated in the Wikipedia infobox
- Summary
- Wikipedia infobox: summary
Source notes (1)
- Wikipedia · Facts from the Wikipedia article's infobox and coordinates, not checked against an investigation report. Independent review pending.