De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Sep 13, 1978 (6 killed)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on September 13, 1978 near Whittier Alaska, United States with 6 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control after the pilot...
- Date: September 13, 1978
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Whittier Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of control after the pilot continued VFR flight into deteriorating weather and into a blind canyon, with a sudden wind shift and downdrafts as contributing factors (NTSB ANC78FA078).
Alaska Travel de Havilland Beaver N37741 was on a charter flight from Anchorage to Whittier. As the weather worsened the pilot flew into a canyon, and the aircraft lost height and crashed in a river bed near Whittier. All six occupants were killed.