C-FAAZ

On May 6, 2021 at 03:20 PM, C-FAAZ experienced a crash involving Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), operated by Michael Stockton, with the event recorded near LaBelle Florida.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a city crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Few minutes after takeoff from LaBelle Airport, the twin engine airplane crashed into trees located in a church garden located less than 2 km east of the airport. Apparently, the passenger survived while the pilot was killed. Engine failure was reported by the survivor.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-FAAZ, MSN 60-0148-065, year of manufacture 1973.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 26.7615°, -81.4386°.