A. D. Williams Engineering crashes
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The A.D.Williams Engineering crashes were two crashes of aircraft owned by the Edmonton based A.D. Williams Engineering firm. The circumstances under which the two crashes occurred prompted some to speculate sabotage though none of this has ever been proven.
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[edit] Cessna 172 crash
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 28, 2007 |
| Type | Weather related. |
| Site | Near Golden, British Columbia |
| Passengers | 2 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 172 |
| Operator | A.D.Williams Engineering |
| Tail number | C-GQZX |
| Flight origin | Golden, British Columbia |
| Destination | Edmonton City Centre Airport |
On October 28, 2007 a Cessna 172 owned by A.D.Williams Engineering crashed into rugged terrain near Golden, British Columbia. The executive/pilot of the company and a worker were killed though the executive's granddaughter survived with minor injuries. According to investigators the plane went down in adverse winter weather conditions and crashed in a creek in inaccessible mountainous terrain.
[edit] A.D.Williams Piper Malibu crash
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 28, 2008 |
| Type | In-flight breakup. |
| Site | North of Wainwright, Alberta |
| Passengers | 4 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 5 (all) |
| Aircraft type | Piper PA-46-350P |
| Operator | A.D.Williams Engineering |
| Tail number | C-FKKH |
| Flight origin | Edmonton City Centre Airport |
| Destination | Winnipeg |
A.D.Williams Piper Malibu was a corporate jet servicing the Edmonton based engineering firm A.D. Williams Engineering. On March 28, 2008 the plane was on route from Winnipeg from Edmonton's City Centre Airport. It disappeared from radar at 8:12am north of the town of Wainwright, Alberta. Its wreckage would later be discovered 12km north of Wainright all five persons aboard were killed. Though currently unclear what caused the accident investigators know the plane broke up in mid air. The coincidence of two jets owned by the same company crashing in only five months brought up the possibility of sabotage though this crash was likely caused by mechanical failure.
[edit] Fatalities
- Phil Allard, ? - Chief financial officer. Died in the March 28, 2008 crash.
- Trevor Korol, 36 - Contractor. Died in the March 28, 2008 crash.
- Rhonda Quirke, ? - Director, Business Integration and Strategy. Died in the March 28, 2008 crash.
- Shaun Stewart, 35 - Contractor. Died in the March 28, 2008 crash.
- Steven Sutton, 49 - Chief financial officer. Died in the October 28, 2007 crash.
- Allen Williams, 65 - Founder. Died in the October 28, 2007 crash.
- Reagan Williams, 41 - President. Died in the March 28, 2008 crash.
[edit] External links
- http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071030/plane_crash_071030?s_name=&no_ads=
- http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/story/2008/03/28/plane-crash.html
- http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/03/29/alta-crash.html
- http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080329/alta_crash_080329/20080329?hub=TopStories
