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What will be determined to be the cause of the fatal helicopter crash in Cranbrook, BC?

Settled as Undetermined

Although some anomalies in the engine have been found, the Canadians are still not sure what caused the crash.
http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=49ecfb66-11df-4b4b-b285-cf72f82c5170

Background:

A Bell 206 helicopter crashed into a neighbourhood in Cranbook, BC Canada on May 13th 2008 killing all three on board and a pedestrian on the street.

http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=959a6ea7-7178-41ff-8fc8-e39f67db67ad
 
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Settled

Pilot Error
9%
Mechanical Failure
11%
Other
4%
Undetermined
76%
Activity: H$12,087
Settled as Undetermined on last Thursday 8:15am PDT
All questions are settled by Hubdub according to settlement info provided by the question creator.

Settlement details: As reported by a major mainstream news source.

Suspend date: last Monday 12:59am PDT

Settlement date: last Thursday 8:15am PDT

Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after last Monday 12:59am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Pilot Error: 30%, Mechanical Failure: 40%, Other: 15%, Undetermined: 15%

Action history:

Created Wed 14th May 8:29am PDT by paulcroft
Suspended last Monday 12:59am PDT : Suspend date reached
Settlement requested last Monday 6:41pm PDT by fingers_of_fury: Please settle as: Undetermined

Google News Search for the pilot - Edward William Kyle Heeb:
http://news.google.com/news?q=Edward%20William%20Kyle%20Heeb&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wn

Google News Search for "helicopter crash Cranbrook, BC" (please note that these articles refer to OTHER crashes, not the one we are looking for):
http://news.google.com/news?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&client=firefox-a&um=1&tab=wn&nolr=1&hl=en&q=helicopter+crash+Cranbrook%2C+BC&btnG=Search+News

Google News Search for "Transportation Safety Board bell 206 helicopter" (please note that these articles refer to OTHER crashes, not the one we are looking for):
http://news.google.com/news?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&client=firefox-a&um=1&tab=wn&hl=en&nolr=1&q=Transportation+Safety+Board+bell+206+helicopter&btnG=Search+News

Google News Search for "Isaiah Otieno" the pedestrian killed in the crash (Isaiah Otieno is a foreign exchange student from Kenya):
http://news.google.com/news?q=Isaiah%20Otieno&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wn

This article contains more info on the victims:
Grief spans continents in aftermath of copter crash
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=c383a33e-d8ef-41af-9733-4c7f21f5772c
Settlement requested last Wednesday 12:47pm PDT by paulcroft: Mechanical Failure:

http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=e6fa1c66-51ab-48fd-9237-aed7f21cb028
Settled as 'Undetermined' last Thursday 8:15am PDT by ryanj[Admin]: Although some anomalies in the engine have been found, the Canadians are still not sure what caused the crash.
http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=49ecfb66-11df-4b4b-b285-cf72f82c5170
All questions are settled by Hubdub according to settlement info provided by the question creator.

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Predictions (36)

36 predictions

1 week ago
eckertkid predicted Pilot Error (H$100 at 8%)
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eckertkid predicted Mechanical Failure (H$100 at 11%)
1 week ago
constable1664 predicted Undetermined (H$20 at 56%)
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mrperfkt[Admin] predicted Undetermined (H$1,000 at 59%)
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mrperfkt[Admin] predicted Undetermined (H$1,000 at 50%)
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