# NTSB ANC19WA023: Cessna 182, Smithers, Canada, May 4, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 4, 2019, 15:25 local (15:25 UTC)
- Place: Smithers, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 99653
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC19WA023
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99653/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19WA023

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Canada has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Cessna 182E airplane that occurred on May 04, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Canada's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Canada.

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-FLVN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 182 (E)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18253755
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Lakes District Air Services Ltd.
- Registered owner: Lakes District Air Services Ltd.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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