Summary
On April 13, 2015, a Swearingen SA226-TC (C-GSKC) was involved in an accident near North Vancouver, CA. The accident resulted in 2 fatal injuries. The aircraft was destroyed.
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.
This accident is documented in NTSB report ERA15RA199. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft C-GSKC.
Accident Details
Aircraft Information
Analysis
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.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ERA15RA199