A23W0091
Occurrence type
Occurrence date
Occurrence Legacy Text
Controlled flight into terrain
Privately registered
Piper Aircraft Corporation PA-32R-301 (Saratoga SP), C-FCCY
Calgary/Springbank Airport (CYBW), Alberta, 30 NM WSW
Mode
Listed
Yes
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Image
Override completed
Off
Report date not available
Off
Safety issue investigation
Off
Air transportation safety investigation A23W0091
The occurrence
On 28 July 2023, a Piper PA-32R was conducting a visual flight rules flight from Springbank Airport (CYBW), Alberta to Salmon Arm (CZAM), British Columbia with one pilot and five passengers on board. The aircraft was reported overdue late in the evening. An emergency locator transmitter signal was heard by an overflying aircraft in the vicinity of Bow Valley Provincial Park, Kananaskis, Alberta. Search and rescue located the aircraft on the east slope of Mount McGillivray, Alberta on the morning of 29 July.
