Date:	Tuesday 3 December 1985
Time:
Type:	Piper PA-31 Navajo
Owner/operator:	Precision Holdings Ltd
Registration:	C-GZTD
MSN:	31-202
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Mount Sentinel, near Castlegar, Central Kootenay, British Columbia -   Canada
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Victoria International (YYJ/CYYJ) British Columbia
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) 3 December 1985 when crashed at Mount Sentinel, near Castlegar, Central Kootenay, British Columbia, at approximate co ordinates 49°23' 1.37" N, 117°36' 12.97" W. The pilot (sole person on board) was killed: I was told the pilots name was Richard Purcivel

Some of the wreckage, with the registration C-GZTD clearly visible, was still at the crash site in August 2012

1. Eyewitness Report: A relative I met, or at least I was told that,.
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1985/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-british-columbia-1-killed/]
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1107706/
4. http://ca.geoview.info/mt_sentinel_plane_crash_id,76616205p
5. http://www.panoramio.com/photo/76616205

Mt Sentinel near Castlegar BC Canada on Aug 5 2012 by Kevin Stein

Mt Sentinel near Castlegar BC Canada by Kevin Stein

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
27-Sep-2008 01:00	ASN archive	Added
06-Aug-2012 01:23	Kootenaycat	Updated
06-Aug-2012 01:24	Kevin Stein	Updated
02-Sep-2013 06:15	Morro	Updated [Source, Narrative]
01-May-2015 15:45	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
05-Oct-2017 21:32	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source]
05-Oct-2017 21:34	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source]