# NTSB ANC19WA043: Cessna 208, Bella Bella, Canada, July 26, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 26, 2019, 11:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Bella Bella, 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: 4 fatal, 5 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100031
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC19WA043
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100031/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19WA043

## 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

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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 208 (Undesignat)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 20800501
- Engines: 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

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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