De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Jan 11, 1965 (2 killed)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on January 11, 1965 near Pile Bay Alaska, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain...
- Date: January 11, 1965
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Pile Bay Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the pilot continued VFR flight into adverse weather and lost orientation (NTSB report ANC65A0037, as summarized by the Aviation Safety Network)
A Civil Air Patrol de Havilland Beaver (N4799C) was flying in rain near Pile Bay, Alaska, when the pilot lost orientation and the aircraft struck a mountain slope. Both occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire, and the wreckage was found a day later.