Ballistic chute saves 4 souls

On the 10th a Cirrus SR-20 pilot with 3 passengers on board deployed
his ballistic chute over the Canadian Rockies and landed safely on a
remote ridge with no injuries. The plane dropped a wing and entered
a non recoverable spin or spiral at 9500 feet and landed on the 4200
foot ridge. The cause is still under investigation but a RCMP officer
on the scene noted unequal fuel burn in the wing tanks suggesting a
serious out of balance situation.

They were enroute from Seattle to Lethbridge, in southern Alberta when
the incident happened over the BC Rockies.