C-GWEI (Piper Aircraft Corporation PA-46-500TP) — accident record & aircraft history

Register facts: Canadian Civil Aircraft Register (open data, file dated October 27, 2026).

This airframe was written off — TSB records the aircraft destroyed on November 17, 2012. No route data will appear.

Safety history

November 17, 2012AccidentHull loss
While descending to La Crete Airport, the pilot encountered foggy conditions and the visibility dropped to 100 metres. By night, the single engine aircraft descended too low, impacted ground and crashed in a snow covered field located few km northeast of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) · 1 fatalities
It was determined that the pilot continued the descent under VFR mode in IMC conditions, resulting in a controlled flight into terrain. Full accident record

Transportation Safety Board of Canada records1 on file

Worst recorded outcome: destroyed (November 17, 2012).

November 17, 2012Accidentdestroyed
Piper PA-46-500TP · La Crete · 1 fatalities · A12W0175
A12W0175: The occurrence pilot departed High Level, Alberta at 1625 Mountain Standard Time (MST) and proceeded to fly the 38 nautical mile (nm) flight to La Crete, Alberta. The weather conditions at High Level at 1600 were reported to be: Wind from 360° true (T) at 6 knots. Visibility was 10 statute miles in light…

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