De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Sep 10, 1963 (1 killed)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on September 10, 1963 near Tilbuster New South Wales, Australia with 1 fatality. Cause: A fatigue crack caused the...
- Date: September 10, 1963
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Tilbuster New South Wales, Australia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: A fatigue crack caused the port lift strut and its upper fitting to fail in flight, so the port wing folded upwards.
A de Havilland Beaver on agricultural work near Armidale in New South Wales crashed on 10 September 1963 after the port wing folded upwards in flight. A fatigue crack had caused the port lift strut and its upper fitting to fail, and the aircraft was destroyed.