C-FQYW — routes, history & safety record

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Safety history

December 10, 2019Accident
On 09 December 2019, a private Piper Aerostar PA-60-602P aircraft (registration C-FQYW, serial number 60-8265020), departed Cabo San Lucas International Airport (MMSL), Baja California Sur, Mexico, with 3 people on board, for a 2-day trip to Nanaimo Airport (CYCD), British Columbia (BC).
Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) · 3 fatalities
The occurrence aircraft was equipped with a BendixKing KI 825 electronic horizontal situation indicator (HSI) that was interfaced to the flight control system and GPS (global positioning system) Garmin GNS530W/430W. The HSI also supplies the autopilot system with heading information. Full accident record

Transportation Safety Board of Canada records1 on file

Worst recorded outcome: destroyed (December 10, 2019).

December 10, 2019Accidentdestroyed
Piper PA-60 · Nanaimo · 3 fatalities · A19P0176
C-FQYW, a privately operated Piper Aerostar PA60-602P, departed Bishop Airport (KBIH), CA for a flight to Nanaimo (CYCD), BC with 1 pilot and 2 passengers on board. At approximately 1803 PST the pilot informed ATC that they had a mechanical issue and required a new heading. ATC supplied several instructions attempting…

Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).