Fatal Flight Carrying BC Fugitives Was Overweight When It Crashed in Ontario: TSB

Fatal Flight Carrying BC Fugitives Was Overweight When It Crashed in Ontario: TSB
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The Transportation Safety Board says a small plane that crashed in northern Ontario with two fugitives on board was overweight and the pilot was not qualified to fly at night.

Flight records and witnesses have said the Piper Cherokee began its journey from British Columbia and made several stops before crashing near Sioux Lookout, Ont.