Cessna 208 C-GURL
26 July 2019 · Bella Bella, Canada · Fatal
Summary
On 26 July 2019 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 208 registered C-GURL, operated by Seair Seaplanes Ltd, was involved in an accident near Bella Bella, Canada. 9 people were on board and 4 died, 5 were seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bella Bella, Canada
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208
- Registration
- C-GURL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Seair Seaplanes Ltd
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Vancouver → Bela Bella
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- NTSB number
- ANC19WA043
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB 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: [email protected] Fax: (1) 819-953-9586 Website: http://www.tsb.gc.ca
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 208 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 2019 | Cessna 208 | Pepperell, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2019 | Cessna 208 | Plant City, Florida, United States | ISR Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2019 | Cessna 208B | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | Mokulele Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2019 | Cessna 208 | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Grant Aviation Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 2019 | Cessna 208 | Victoria, Texas, United States | Martinaire Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Dec 2019 | Cessna 208 | San Rafael, Mexico | - | Unknown | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 2019 | Cessna A185 | Upper Raft Lake, Canada | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Mar 2019 | Boeing 767 | Halifax, Canada | Air Canada | Unknown | - |
| 24 Sep 2019 | Bell 206 | Campbell River, Canada | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Sep 2019 | Cessna 172 | Racine, Canada | Cargair Ltee | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jul 2019 | Rans S6 | Rougemont, Canada | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Mar 2019 | Robinson R66 | Timmins, CYTS, Canada | - | Fatal | 2 |