Jon Lee is the Western Regional Director for the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
Jon Lee indicates that the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act prevents him from disclosing this data while the investigation is ongoing.
The wreckage of the plane remains at the scene of the crash near the Fort Smith airport. Attempts to move her by helicopter to Edmonton failed earlier this week due to unfavorable weather conditions.
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According to a preliminary report of the TSB, the Jetstream type aircraft would have come into contact with trees and terrain before crashing and catching fire, shortly after takeoff.
An insurance company is responsible for transporting the wreckage to the TSB regional office in Edmonton and cleaning up the scene. #x27;accident.
She has not yet confirmed a date for her trip.
Municipal Councilor Louise Beaulieu can't wait for the wreckage to be removed from the crash site: For the families and for It will be a bit of a relief for the community to know that the investigation is moving forward to hopefully get some answers about what happened.
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The community of Fort Smith thanked first responders for their help after the plane crash.
Once the pieces and debris of the plane are in Edmonton, the TSB will continue its analysis, with the help of three investigators from the United Kingdom.
We will do a thorough technical overhaul of the wreck in Edmonton and, depending on what happens, we could decide to send the engines to an overhaul center, says Jon Lee.
Jet engines are quite complex. They require specialized tools for disassembly.
A quote from Jon Lee, Western Regional Director for the Transportation Safety Board
The TSB cannot confirm, at this time, the duration of the investigation.
We have a goal of 450 days, but, at the beginning, we don't have much information on how this investigation will unfold, or the direction it might take. It could take less than 450 days or it could be longer. […] We are only beginning to analyze what we have recovered, he adds.
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