Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ERA15RA199

Aircraft #1

C-GSKC

SWEARINGEN SA226-TC

Factual Information

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: airops@tsb.gc.ca 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.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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