Air transportation

The occurrence

On 13 February 2017, a Tecnam P2006T aircraft operated by Mount Royal University, was conducting a visual flight rules instructional flight originating out of Calgary/Springbank Airport, AB (CYBW), Calgary, Alberta. Approximately 30 minutes into the flight, the aircraft collided with terrain 32 nautical miles northwest of CYBW. There was a post-impact fire and the aircraft was destroyed. The two occupants were fatally injured.