- Date
- July 26, 2019, 11:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Bella Bella, Canada
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 5 serious
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- C-GURLCessna 208
- Defining event
- Enroute: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 100031
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On July 26, 2019, about 1100 pacific daylight time, a Canadian registered Cessna 208 airplane, C-GURL, owned and operated by Seair Seaplanes Ltd., was destroyed when it collided with terrain in the vicinity of Addenbroke Island, British Columbia (BC), Canada, under unknown circumstances. The airplane departed Vancouver International Water Airport (CAM9), Vancouver, BC, and was destined for a remote lodge about 29 nautical miles (nm) southeast of Campbell Island Airport (CBBC), Bella Bella, BC. The pilot and 3 passengers received fatal injuries, and the remaining 5 passengers received serious injuries. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Canadian Transportation Safety Board. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Canadian government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: CANADA Transportation Safety Board of Canada 200 Promenade du Portage Place du Centre, 4th Floor Hull, Quebec K1A 1K8 Canada Tel.: (1) 819-994-4252 (1) 819-997-7887 (24 hour) E-mail: airops@tsb.gc.ca Fax: (1) 819-953-9586 Website: http://www.tsb.gc.ca
Aircraft
- Registration
- C-GURL
- Reported as
- Cessna 208 (Undesignat)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20800501
- Engine
- Pratt and Whitney PT6A 114A, turbo prop
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Seair Seaplanes Ltd
- Registered owner
- Seair Seaplanes Ltd
- Departed
- CAM9 · Vancouver
- Destination
- Bela Bella