C-GIAE — routes, history & safety record

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Safety history

February 23, 2018AccidentHull loss
Weather conditions at Abbotsford at the time of departure consisted of a temperature of -2°C in moderate to heavy snowfall with winds of approximately 10 knots. Prior to the departure, the fuel tanks were filled to capacity and the pilot and passengers boarded the aircraft inside the operator's heated hangar.
Beechcraft 100 King Air
The accident was the consequence of the combination of the following findings: - The occurrence aircraft exited a warm hangar and was exposed to 14 minutes of heavy snow in below-freezing conditions. Full accident record

Transportation Safety Board of Canada records2 on file

Worst recorded outcome: destroyed (February 23, 2018).

February 23, 2018Accidentdestroyed
Beech B100 · Abbotsford · A18P0031
On 23 February 2018, at 1204 Pacific Standard Time, an Island Express Air Inc. Beechcraft King Air B100 aircraft (registration C-GIAE, serial number BE-8), departed Runway 07 at Abbotsford Airport, British Columbia (BC), on a day instrument flight rules flight to San Bernardino International Airport, California…
January 10, 2018Incidentminor damage
Beech B100 · Cyka - Kamloops - Kamloops, 170 NM NE · A18P0002
C-GIAE, a Beech B100 aircraft operated by Island Express Air, was conducting a flight IAX602 from Slave Lake, AB (CYZH) to Abbotsford, BC (CYXX). During cruise, the flight crew advised ATC that they had a cracked windshield, descended to FL170, and diverted to Kamloops, BC (CYKA). The aircraft was given priority…

Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).