De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Jan 23, 1979, Ketchikan...
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on January 23, 1979 near Ketchikan Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Collision with trees after the...
- Date: January 23, 1979
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Ketchikan Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Collision with trees after the pilot-in-command misjudged altitude during a steep turn near water. Contributing factors included inadequate supervision of the flight and the crew's lack of familiarity with the aircraft.
A Tyee Airlines DHC-2 Beaver on a local training flight near Ketchikan, Alaska, struck trees after a student pilot initiated a steep 180 degree turn close to the water at low altitude. Both pilots were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed by a post-crash fire.