Piper PA-46 accident near Fairmont, Ca, October 27, 2007
On October 27, 2007 at about 1:00 am local time, a Piper PA-46 was substantially damaged in an accident near Fairmont. It was a personal flight under non-U.S. private rules. 3 people were killed.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 27, 2007 · about 1:00 am local time
- Place
- Fairmont, Canada · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 3 people were killed.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-46 · all PA-46s on the register
- Registration
- not recorded
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · non-U.S. private rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On October 26, 2007, about 1900, mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-46 airplane, Canadian registration C-GTCS, sustained an engine failure while in cruise flight at 21,000 feet msl, and subsequently crashed near Fairmont, British Columbia, Canada. The flight departed Salem, Oregon, on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan with a planned destination of Calgary, Canada. The pilot and the two passengers sustained fatal injuries. This report is for information purposes only. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada Place du Centre 200 Promenade du Portage, 4th Floor Quebec K1A 1K8 Canada (819) 994-4252
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Injury: fatal
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
The flight
- Departed from: Salem OR
- Flight plan: IFR
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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