The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada reiterated its call to expand the use of cockpit and flight data recorders (CVRs/DVRs) in smaller aircraft following the fatal crash of a Cessna Citation on Oct. 13 north of Kelowna, British Columbia.
The accident aircraft was not equipped with, nor was it required to carry, either a DVR or a CVR, TSB said, adding that the absence of such equipment will make this investigation particularly challenging.
“In Canada, Transport Canada requires medium and large commercial aircraft to be equipped with onboard flight recorders, but there are still no requirements for such recorders on smaller aircraft,” said Kathy Fox, chair of the TSB. “As early as 1991, the Board made a recommendation calling for the upgrade of flight recorder requirements. This latest accident is another reminder of how important these recorders are. If we are t…
