By Adam Berls
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Transportation Safety Board set to arrive in Prince George Friday to investigate plane crash

Aug 20, 2026 | 6:13 PM

PRINCE GEORGE — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has been notified of an emergency landing and collision with vehicles of a Beech King Air 200 airplane on Foothills Boulevard in Prince George. 

A team of investigators will be deployed to Prince George where they will assess the occurrence. They are expected to arrive tomorrow morning.

 The crash occurred at approximately 2:18pm Thursday, with eight people on board the Beech King Air 200, that was coming to land at YXS – Prince George Airport, arriving from the Kemess Creek area.


Data from FlightRadar shows that the plane originated in Prince George and took off from YXS at approximately 11am, flew north to the Kemess Creek area, and was returning to Prince George, then made an emergency landing on Foothills Blvd, just north of North Nechako Rd.

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Email: Adam.Berls@pattisonmedia.com

by Adam Berls

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