Cessna 208B C-GRXZ
22 January 2006 · Port Alberni, Canada · Fatal
Summary
On 22 January 2006 at about 00:10 local time, a Cessna 208B registered C-GRXZ, operated by International Express Aircharter Ltd., was involved in an accident near Port Alberni, Canada. 7 people were on board and 3 died, 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port Alberni, Canada
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208B
- Registration
- C-GRXZ
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- International Express Aircharter Ltd.
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Toffino, B.C. → Vancouver, B.C.
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- NTSB number
- SEA06WA046
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Other Cessna 208 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 2006 | Cessna 208B | Floro, Norway | Benair | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2006 | Cessna 208B | Arecuna, Venezuela | Servicios Aeronauticos Sucre | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2006 | Cessna 208 | Riceboro, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 2006 | Cessna 208B | Cuenca, Ecuador | Atesa Aero Taxis Ecuatorianos S.A. | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 Mar 2006 | Cessna 208B | Oak Glen, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Feb 2006 | Cessna 208 CARAVAN | Strahan, Tasmania, Australia | - | Unknown | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 2006 | Bussey EXPRESS FT | Regina, SK, Canada | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 May 2006 | Airbus A-300-B4 | Toronto, Canada | Express Air | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 2006 | Bell 204B | Stony Rapids, Canada | Heli-Lift International Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Sep 2006 | Cessna 560 | Calgary, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2006 | MD Helicopters MD 600 | Zama City, Canada | Rupert's Land Operation LTD | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Sep 2006 | Guscott VARIVIGGEN | Plaster Rock, Canada | Matthias Pallasch | Fatal | 1 |