Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) crash, Dec 10, 2019 (3 killed)
Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) accident on December 10, 2019 near Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada with 3 fatalities.
- Date: December 10, 2019
- Aircraft: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600)
- Location: Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A Piper Aerostar flying from Bishop to Nanaimo lost altitude and ground speed during an instrument approach and struck a power pole and trees in a wooded park on Gabriola Island. The airplane broke up and burned and all three occupants were killed. The TSB report was a limited scope investigation without formal findings.