Report on crash that killed Cambridge pilot completed by TSB

A report investigating a plane crash in southern Saskatchewan that killed 22-year-old Cambridge pilot Jaden Hallman has been completed by the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada.

The plane, with two pilots inside, struck a communications tower roughly six nautical miles south-southwest of Shaunavan, Sask. The flight had been gathering electronic data on pipeline infrastructure at the time of the crash.

A four foot section of the aircraft’s right wing was shorn off and both pilots were killed. A post-crash fire consumed most of the remaining fuselage after it travelled roughly 240 metres before striking the ground.

The communications tower was marked and lit in accordance with Canadian Aviation Regulations, the report said.

It was also noted on navigation charts used by pilots but the investigation "was unable to determine if the pilots had consulted the chart while flight planning or during the flight," the report read.

The report determined that glare from the sun, which would have been rising from the east, could have impeded the pilot's view of the tower.

Weather was not considered to be a factor in the accident.