The Canadian Air Force has ordered the jets of the Snowbird Air Demonstration Squadron "out of service" after they crashed earlier this month.
Major General's statement. His Iain Huddleston, commander of the 1 Canadian Air Division, said the CT-114 Tutor jets would not fly until airworthiness risk assessments were completed.
The decision to ground the plane came after one of his jets crashed at the airport in Fort St. John, British Columbia on August 2.
No one was injured when the pilot made his landing hard. The Air Force said the cause of the accident was under investigation.
The Air Force said in a statement that a careful, detailed and extensive A risk analysis is performed.
The evaluation includes whether the accident and its causes pose a risk to continued flight operations, and what steps can be taken to mitigate the risk. said to be included.
"Given that the cause of this accident has not been determined by the Airworthiness Research Agency, the CT-114 Tutor fleet has been ordered to suspend operations and an investigation will be conducted. will initiate a full airworthiness risk assessment process," Huddleston said in a statement Wednesday. The
nearly 60-year-old Tutor Jet will be used by Snowbirds until 2030.
