What happened
On February 23, 2018, at approximately 12:04 Pacific standard time, a Beech King Air B100, registration C-GIAE, crashed shortly after takeoff from Abbotsford International Airport in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. The aircraft, operated by Island Express Air Inc, was performing a flight from Abbotsford to San Bernardino Airport in California.
Of the ten people on board, the pilot and four passengers sustained 5 serious injuries, while five other passengers sustained 5 minor injuries. There were 0 fatalities. The aircraft suffered substantial damage to its wings, fuselage, and empennage.