Calgary - Edmonton - Kirby Lake

On October 25, 2010 at 11:20 AM, Calgary - Edmonton - Kirby Lake experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 100 King Air, operated by Kenn Borek Air, with the event recorded near Kirby Lake Alberta.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 9 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 10.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was on an instrument flight rules flight from the Edmonton City Centre Airport to Kirby Lake, Alberta. At approximately 1114 Mountain Daylight Time, during the approach to Runway 08 at the Kirby Lake Airport, the aircraft struck the ground, 174 feet short of the threshold. The aircraft bounced and came to rest off the edge of the runway. There were 2 flight crew members and 8 passengers on board. The captain sustained fatal injuries. Four occupants, including the co-pilot, sustained serious injuries. The 5 remaining passengers received minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. A small, post-impact, electrical fire in the cockpit was extinguished by survivors and first responders. The emergency locator transmitter was activated on impact. All passengers were BP employees.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-FAFD, MSN B-42, year of manufacture 1970.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.3556°, -110.6370°.