The Snowbirds aircraft's oil filter was assembled wrong, causing the jet's engine to fail shortly after takeoff.
No one was injured in the Aug. 2 incident in Fort St. John, B.C., but the aircraft was damaged when the pilot made an emergency landing shortly after takeoff.
The air force's directorate of flight safety says that while the crash remains under investigation, the initial assessment indicates the CT-114 Tutor aircraft's oil filter was assembled wrong, causing the jet's engine to fail shortly after takeoff. The pilot conducted routine pre-flight checks prior to takeoff and confirmed a positive rate of climb after liftoff, according to the report.
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