Swearingen SA226-TC C-GSKC

Summary

On 13 April 2015 at about 14:09 local time, a Swearingen SA226-TC registered C-GSKC, operated by Carson Air Ltd, was involved in an accident near North Vancouver, Canada. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 April 2015 at 14:09

Classification

Accident

Location

North Vancouver, Canada

Coordinates

49.4231, -123.0053

Aircraft

Swearingen SA226-TC

Registration

C-GSKC

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Carson Air Ltd

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Vancouver → Prince George

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA15RA199

2 people died.

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.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On April 13, 2015, at 0709 Pacific daylight time, a Swearingen SA226-TC, Canadian registration C-GSKC, operating as Carson Air flight 66, was destroyed in an area of mountainous terrain about 10 nautical miles north of North Vancouver, British Columbia. The captain and first officer were fatally injured. The cargo flight departed Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Richmond, British Columbia, for Prince George Airport (YXS), Prince George, British Columbia, and was operating under Canadian flight regulations. The investigation is being conducted by the government of Canada. Further information may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada Place du Centre 200 Promenade du Portage, 4th Floor Gatineau, Quebec K1A 1K8 Tel: 1 (800) 387-3557 Fax: 1 (819) 997-2239 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.tsb.gc.ca Occurrence Number: A15P0081 This report is for informational purposes only, and only contains information released by the government of Canada.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.