Pilot Died - Canadian pilot suffered a heart attack - Oct.9, 2021 plane crash killed pilot & badly injured passenger - pilot's recent medical had been done "virtually" due to COVID restrictions

An October 2021 plane crash that killed the pilot and badly injured the passenger happened after the plane stalled and went into a spin before hitting the ground near Lacombe, Alberta, says a Transportation Safety Board of Canada report. (click here)

An autopsy determined that the “cause of death was attributed to blunt force trauma with cardiovascular disease as a significant contributing factor” says the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) report released on Tuesday. “The report also noted that the pilot had evidence of a heart attack.”

An independent cardiologist confirmed that the pilot’s cardiovascular disease and evidence of a heart attack “provide a very plausible, even if remote, scenario for an in-flight acute medical incapacitation…”

Shocking revelations about pilot’s recent medical exam

Due to COVID restrictions, the pilot’s most recent medical had been done virtually and involved an attestation that he was fit to fly. (click here)

The board’s official recommendation to Transport …