Pilot error to blame for Calgary plane crash that killed 6: report

A formal investigation into a fatal plane crash west of Calgary that killed six people in 2023 says the pilot was ill prepared and was driven by "personal desire" to make the flight. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its report into the crash of the private aircraft on Wednesday. The investigation says the Piper PA-32R aircraft took off from the Springbank Airport on July 28, 2023, on "a visual flight rules flight" to Salmon Arm, B.C. Approximately 15 minutes after takeoff