# NTSB ERA15RA199: Swearingen SA226-TC, North Vancouver, Canada, April 13, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 13, 2015, 07:09 local (14:09 UTC)
- Place: North Vancouver, Canada
- Coordinates: 49.423053, -123.005279 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=49.4231&lon=-123.0053&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-climb to cruise: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 91088
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA15RA199
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91088/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15RA199

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-climb to cruise: 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 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.

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-GSKC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA226-TC
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TC-235
- Engines: Garrett TPE331 turbo prop; Garrett TPE331 turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Carson Air Ltd
- Registered owner: Carson Air Ltd
- Departed: YVR, Vancouver
- Destination: YXS, Prince George
- Flight plan: IFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal
- Co-pilot; injuries: fatal

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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