In a social media post, the Fort St. John reported that the aircraft crashed on takeoff. Canadian Forces Public Affairs Officer Major Trevor Reid confirmed Tuesday that an incident occurred with a CT-114 Tutor aircraft. The jet, which had completed a weekend performance in the remote town in the province’s northeast, apparently stalled during takeoff, a defense source told the CBC’s Murray Brewster. The pilot was able to turn the jet around, return to the airport and land, but the aircraft overran the end of the runway, said the source, who was familiar with the accident but was not authorized to speak publicly. Officials have confirmed that a Canadian military Snowbird aircraft was involved in an “incident” at the airport in Fort St. John, BC, on Tuesday afternoon. (Olivia Stefanovic/CBC) Reid said two Snowbirds were in town for the weekend air show. They are scheduled to be in Penticton, about 1,100 kilometers south of Fort St. John, this coming weekend. Reid said it’s too early to say what caused the incident and the investigation is ongoing. It is unclear how long the investigation will take, but he said the results will be made public. The RCAF is aware of an incident at Fort St John Airport, BC today involving a CT-114 Tutor aircraft of 431 (Air Demonstration) Squadron on take off. The aircraft was able to land at the airport but sustained some damage to the aircraft in the process. pic.twitter.com/BLh2ORllbV —@RCAF_ARC According to Reid, the pilot was not physically injured. BC Emergency Health Services told CBC the pilot was taken to hospital, in stable condition, to be evaluated. In a statement, the city of Fort St. John says that by the time firefighters arrived, the fire had been extinguished by the airport fire department. “We are certainly very grateful for the quick response from Fort St. Louis Airport Fire Rescue. John,” Reid said. “Despite all the safety precautions taken, incidents do happen and it’s heartbreaking in the air show world,” the Fort St. John International Air Show said. Authorities are asking local residents to avoid the area as emergency crews continue to work. Several Snowbirds performances were canceled this year due to a problem with the deployment of the aircraft’s ejection chute. On May 18, 2020, a CT-114 Tutor Snowbird aircraft crashed in Kamloops, BC, killing Capt. Jenn Casey, a Snowbirds public relations officer, and seriously injuring the pilot, Capt. Richard MacDougall. A bird strike was determined to be the cause of this crash. Aviation journalist Mark Miller told the CBC that while many are quick to point out the age of the Snowbirds and safety concerns, he couldn’t recall a time when there was a maintenance problem with a Snowbird jet in the past 10 years. “Any time something happens to an aircraft, even a small incident, it gets attention,” he said. Miller, who has been in Snowbird aircraft “many, many times,” said the age of a plane is determined by the number of hours it has flown, as opposed to the number of years it has been in service. “If there was a problem, I know we would hear that … from people who are retired and no longer fly jets. They would be asking for it to be replaced,” he said. “But it doesn’t happen like that.”