ANC20WA009

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA60 · Nanaimo, Canada · December 11, 2019

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
December 11, 2019, 01:30 local (01:30 UTC)
Place
Nanaimo, Canada
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
C-FQYWPiper PA60
Defining event
Enroute: Unknown or undetermined
NTSB office
Alaska Regional Office
Lead agency
Other
Case key
100714

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Factual narrative

The government of Canada has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Piper PA60 airplane that occurred on December 11, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Canada's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. All investigative information will be released by the government of Canada. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada 200 Promenade du Portage Place du Centre, 4th Floor Hull, Quebec K1A 1K8 Canada Tel.: (1) 819-994-4252 (1) 819-997-7887 (24 hour) E-mail: airops@tsb.gc.ca Fax: (1) 819-953-9586 Website: http://www.tsb.gc.ca

Aircraft

Registration
C-FQYW
Reported as
Piper PA60 (602P)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
60-8265020
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
Registered owner
Alex Bahlsen
Departed
KBIH · Bishop, CA
Destination
CYCD · Nanaimo