A Piper J3C-65 aircraft on skis collided with terrain on landing at Snowshoe Lake - Supplied By Transportation Safety Board
The Transportation Safety Board says a wing strut on a plane that crashed near Kenora last winter was excessively corroded.
The TSB has released its final report on the March 30 crash at Snowshoe Lake which claimed the lives of two people.
Wing lift struts transfer weight to the wings while in flight.
Examiners revealed the strut was a mere 2/1000 of an inch thick at the top and 2/100ths near the bottom, about half of what it should be, which contributed to the strut’s failure and subsequent crash.
