Father, Son Killed British Columbia Plane Crash

The plane was en route from Salem to Springbank, Alberta.

Photo courtesy: Piper

(INVERMERE, British Columbia) - A father and son, along with a pilot, were killed Friday night, after the small plane they were flying in crashed in Canada’s western province of British Columbia.

A family spokesperson says 37-year-old David Wood, his father, William Wood, both from Calgary, and the pilot, 69-year-old Ronald Bullen, were returning to Springbank, Alberta from Salem, Oregon after David finished his final exam from the Board of Architecture at the University of Oregon.

According to authorities, the single engine Piper Malibu went down around 7:00 PM Mountain Time, after the pilot reported he had lost engine power. They said the pilot tried to make it to the town of Fairmont in southeast British Columbia, but crashed about six miles east of Invermere.

Satellite systems pinpointed the crash site, and a search and rescue helicopter arrived on the scene within 90 minutes of the accident. When resucers reached the plane wreckage, all onboard were found dead.