PITT MEADOWS – Federal investigators are deploying to British Columbia after an accident involving a small aircraft at an airport in Metro Vancouver.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says in a statement that the accident Monday happened at Pitt Meadows Regional Airport, a facility used for general aviation in the Lower Mainland.
No details have been released on the circumstances surrounding the accident or if anyone was injured.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) signage is pictured outside TSB offices in Ottawa on Monday, May 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Pitt Meadows RCMP have referred questions to the Transportation Safety Board and firefighters, while the airport and Pitt Meadows Fire and Rescue did not immediately responded to requests for comment.
The city of Pitt Meadows is about 40 kilometres east of downtown Vancouver.
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The Pitt Meadows Regional Airport is among the busiest airports in B.C. in terms of aircraft movement, with the latest data from Statistics Canada showing more than 10,000 aircraft movements in January.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 30, 2026.